The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has published his Opinion on the EU legislators’ proposed Regulation on transparency and targeting for political advertising. In his Opinion, Wojciech Wiewiórowski expressed appreciation for the aim and the objective of the draft Regulation which seeks to promote free and fair elections in the EU, therefore strengthening the EU’s...

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted Guidelines on Right of Access at its January 2022 plenary session. The Guidelines aim to analyse the various aspects of the right of access and to provide more precise guidance on how the right of access has to be implemented in different situations. In addition, the EDPB adopted...

The Chief Legal Officer of Google and Alphabet, Kent Walker, points out that for the existence of an open and accessible internet is essential for EU and US to agree on a new international data transfer framework. Walker’s blog also addressed the recent Austrian Data Protection Authority decision ruling that Google Analytics does not provide...

As per a press release, Congresswomen Anna G. Eshoo, Jan Schakowsky and Senator Cory Booker have put forth a bill to prohibit advertising networks and facilitators from using personal data to target advertisements, with some exceptions. The bill also prohibits advertisers from targeting ads based on protected class information, such as race, gender, and religion,...

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued an enforcement notice to the UK Ministry of Justice for violation of the EU and UK GDPR. The notice reveals that the Ministry of Justice has contravened Article 15 of the EU and UK GDPR and Section 45 of the UK DPA Act of 2018, in that it...

The Australian Attorney General Department had disseminated a discussion paper on the Privacy Act Review. The discussion paper elicited responses from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC), suggesting reforms chalked out through the body’s regulatory experience. The recommendations from OAIC focus on enhancing accountability measures and simultaneously empowering customers and other data subjects....

In light of usage of smart cameras in public places, CNIL has disseminated its position through a draft document in order to find a balance between the placement of such devices and the respect for individual privacy rights. These devices contain automated image processing software which might impact privacy of people captures in the images....

The Government or Ontario released recently six principles known as ‘beta principles’ that would apply to data powered technology in processes associated with the Government. Transparent and explainable, good and fair, safe, accountable and responsible, human centric, and sensible and appropriate constitute the ‘beta principles’. The principles are in the nascent stage of adoption and...