If you haven’t yet heard of the GDPR, then by 25 May 2018 you certainly will have. GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation, and is being introduced to address modern concerns over data protection in the digital age. The way we use data has evolved significantly over the past 20 years. Those four little letters […]

African Academic Network on Internet Policy has requested that the National Assembly inserts the following in data protection framework or bill, “the use of personal data must be in accordance with the purpose for which it was collected, consent of the individual must be obtained prior to collecting his/her personal data; rights of the individual […]

Messaging app has one month to comply or it will face sanctions for sharing user phone numbers and usage data for ‘business intelligence’ purposes WhatsApp has been ordered to stop sharing user data with parent company Facebook or face sanctions. The French data protection agency, Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), said on Monday that WhatsApp did […]

This article is Part 10 of a multi-part series explaining the recently issued white paper on data protection in India. The responses to the white paper will help in the formulation of India’s future data protection laws. You can read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8 and Part 9. Regulating and enforcing data protection faces two […]

There are good reasons why so few meaningful laws exist to govern the Internet. If there were an easy way to govern it, many more such laws would presumably have been implemented years ago. Cyberspace is a fast moving and ever-changing landscape that caters to criminality, and illegal and outrageous behavior. No set of laws […]

When it comes to cloud data protection, there’s a significant disconnect between the perceived benefits vs. the reality of its cost and management. According to a survey by Druva, 59% of respondents listed cost savings as the most anticipated benefit of moving to AWS, with simplicity and improved security as the second and third primary drivers. Yet, […]

A majority (70%) of consumers would stop doing business with a company if it experienced a data breach, according to research commissioned by Gemalto. A survey of more than 10,000 consumers worldwide conducted on behalf of the company also found that seven in ten consumers (69%) feel businesses don’t take the security of customer data very seriously. […]

Jersey’s data protection laws could be overhauled if draft legislation proposed by the Council of Ministers is agreed by the States Assembly. Ministers say that the proposed laws would help to strengthen individuals’ rights, as well as ensure that Island businesses remain competitive. On 28 May next year the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation […]