How did it come about? In January 2012, the European Commission set out plans for data protection reform across the European Union in order to make Europe 'fit for the digital age'. Almost four years ...

As soon as Facebook’s data abuse scandal broke, questions of legality and regulation quickly came into focus. Most notably, the scandal found itself at odds with a piece of legislation in the European ...

A new European data regulation that just a month ago seemed like an obscure piece of legislation is suddenly on the lips of everyone in the tech industry. Already touted as “the most important change ...

If you are a US-based or multinational company, you may have noticed that in the past few months you have started to see a significant increase in the number of vendor (or other) agreements that you ...

Outside of dedicated circles, most laws and regulations don’t really get highlighted in the news. That said, those legislative initiatives that seek to make big changes in one or more sectors do get ...

What is European Charter of Fundamental Rights? Before we understand what GDPR is, we need to know that the European Union guarantees the same fundamental data protection to all residents of EU – be ...

GDPR is the General Data Protection Regulation, which is coming from the EU and associated countries. Find out how it might affect your website and what you need to do to comply. Recently, you may ...

In 1992, Singapore banned the sale of all chewing gum. But if you owned a cornerstore in the U.S. and a Singaporean tourist came to visit your business, there would be nothing to stop you from selling ...

If you’ve got an email address, chances are you will have heard about Europe’s new General Data Protection Regulation. Indeed, it’s hard not to view the rules, or GDPR, as “a law created to fill your ...

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