The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published its 2021 Annual Report which provides an overview of the EDPS’ supervisory activities that contribute to shaping Europe’s digital future. In particular, the Annual Report 2021 includes the EDPS’ work on international transfers of personal data; on COVID-19; on the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice; as well...
The US Ninth Circuit of Appeals declared legal the web scraping of personal information from users’ public profiles. The case was brought in by LinkedIn to stop rival companies from such practice. The Supreme Court received the case in 2021 and sent it back to the Ninth Circuit of Appeals for review. The Court of...
Stephen Bonner, UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Executive Director of Regulatory Futures and Innovation stated that the ICO welcomes the “news of Google’s revised approach to cookie consent. It’s a change we’ve been seeking through our ongoing discussions with Google and broader adtech work. The new ‘reject all’ option gives consumers greater control and balance...
Fitch reports that cyber insurance sees rapid premium growth and contemporarily declining loss ratios, representing the fastest growing segment in the US. In 2021, the standalone and packaged cyber statutory direct written premiums increased by a staggering 74% in 2021 to nearly $5 billion compared with 9% growth for the property/casualty (P/C) industry overall. Find...
The World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Economic Forum (WEF) have published a report entitled “The promise of TradeTech: Policy approaches to harness trade digitalization”. Since emerging technologies and digitalization are changing trade at a speed much faster than before, they lead to both opportunities and challenges. According to the report, as TradeTech adoption...
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that national authorities cannot retain phone data in a “general and indiscriminate” manner, while specific information could be used to tackle heinous crimes. Generally, the Court said that national courts are to decide on the admissibility of evidence, but that the general rule should...
Bloomberg reports that China modified a decade-long rule that restricted offshore-listed firms’ financial data sharing practice, potentially removing a key hurdle for U.S. regulators to gain full access to auditing reports of the majority of the 200-plus Chinese companies listed in New York. Continue reading the Bloomberg article here.
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