The Data Protection Blog
July 22, 2020
On Thursday, 16 July, the European Court of Justice issued a judgement which invalidates the use of the US Privacy Shield as a lawful basis for […]
July 10, 2020
New Zealand recently passed a new privacy bill to update its original Privacy Act 1993. The Privacy Act 2020 will go into effect in December with three major changes to […]
June 25, 2020
Consent is important across the spectrum of nearly every industry, but it’s especially critical when it involves an individual’s health. The GDPR lays out the ground […]
June 12, 2020
Officer’, in the commercial sense – a holder of a senior post in a society, company or other organisation. The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) […]
June 4, 2020
There has been a lot of debate about the merits of people working from home. Not only does it bring up questions of productivity, but it also […]
May 8, 2020
New technology is always going to prompt questions about privacy for users. Free app users get so used to the convenience, and they eventually forget hidden […]
April 28, 2020
Contact tracing is a proven way to control the spread of Covid-19 and the idea of using a smartphone-based contact tracing app is gaining traction. As […]
April 23, 2020
The head of the organisation is responsible for demonstrating compliance. While some sole proprietors may find little risk in the use of spreadsheets, they are certainly […]
April 16, 2020
Solving for the coronavirus problem has been erratic at best, sending companies, governments, and individuals alike into different kinds of tailspins. As we learn these difficult […]