From the ICO’s statement on January 25: The Information Commissioner welcomes the Commission’s proposal. There is no doubt that the EU’s legal framework for data protection needs modernising in the face of increasingly sophisticated information systems, global information networks, mass information sharing, the ever growing online collection of personal data and the increasing feeling of…
Category: Laws
Final phase of Mass. data protection law kicks in March 1
Jaikumar Vijayan reports: All companies storing personal data on Massachusetts residents have just over a month to ensure that their contractors, suppliers, technology providers and other third parties comply with a provision of a state data breach law that went into effect in March 2010. The law (download PDF) is designed to ensure that companies…
Breach of new EU online data rules to carry high fines
Claire Davenport reports: The European Commission proposed new online data privacy rules on Wednesday, putting more responsibility on companies to protect users’ information, and said those who breach the code could be fined up to two percent of annual turnover. After two years of examining the shifts in Internet use and the behavior of consumers…
International Privacy Day: Fighting Data Retention Mandates Around the World
Katitza Rodriguez of EFF writes: This January 28 marks International Privacy Day, the day that the first legally bindinginternational privacy treaty was opened for signature to Member States in January 28, 1981. Different countries around the world are celebrating this day with their own events. This year, we are honoring the day by calling attention to recent privacy threats around the world and describing a few…