European Commission consults on harmonised data breach notification rules
The revision to the E-Privacy Directive – which was recently implemented in the UK with the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Amendment Regulations 2011 – has introduced European...
View ArticleHospital agrees to improve data protection procedures after medical student...
The University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust has given formal undertakings to the Information Commissioner’s Office – the UK’s data protection regulator – to improve its data...
View ArticleInformation Commissioner’s Office gives mixed reaction to proposed new EU...
The Information Commissioner’s Office – the UK’s data protection regulator – has given a mixed reaction to the proposed new European Union’s data protection laws. Overall, the ICO welcomes a lot of the...
View ArticleCBI attacks “unworkable” EU data protection proposals
The Confederation of British Industry has attacked the European Commission’s proposals for new data protection laws as “unworkable” and said that they add complexity, cost and uncertainty. They would...
View ArticleBusiness gives big thumbs down to proposed new EU data protection laws
The new European Union data protection laws would hit small business hard, according to a letter to Ministers by various business groups, including the Internet Advertising Bureau, the Federation of...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament recommends against consent from pre-ticked boxes and to...
The European Parliament has thrown a real spanner in the works for businesses already disturbed by anticipated changes to the European Union’s data protection laws, which had been released by the...
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