Privacy & EDiscovery

The EU Data Protection Reform: Viviane Reding’s 1/25/2012 Press Conference

January 27th, 2012 by Monique Altheim

I happened to be in Brussels as the European Commission (EC) announced the publication of its final draft for a new Regulation and a new Directive and decided on the spur of the moment to attend Viviane Reding’s Press Conference at the EC where I livestreamed her announcement Click here for a complete coverage [...]

Tags: EU Commission, EU Data Protection Directive, European Union Data Protection, Regulation. European Union Data Protection,Online Privacy Closed

Attention EU Readers of EDiscoveryMap: We are bringing EDiscovery to Brussels on January 26

December 22nd, 2011 by Monique Altheim

EDiscoveryMap is pleased to announce that Monique Altheim will moderate E-Discovery Sessions at the Computers, Privacy & Data Protection Conference (CPDP) in Brussels on January 26, 2012. The panels will feature an international roster of thought leaders and practitioners in the field of Cross-Border E-Discovery and EU Data Protection: Willem DEBEUCKELAERE, Privacy Commission (BE), Master Steven WHITAKER, [...]

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Neelie Kroes on Online Privacy

October 5th, 2011 by Monique Altheim

On October 4, Neelie Kroes, vice-president of the European Commission and commissioner for the Digital Agenda, delivered the 2011 Guglielmo Marconi Lecture at the Lisbon Council in Brussels. While speaking about the larger topic of The Digital Agenda for Europe, Neelie Kroes touched upon online privacy issues. She first mentioned that having to comply with 27 [...]

Tags: cloud, COPPA, data protection, Do Not Track, EU, EU Commission, EU Data Protection Directive, European Union Data Protection, FTC, Neelie Kroes, privacy. European Union Data Protection,Online Privacy Closed

Yahoo’s AdChoice Icons and the New EU Cookie Rule

March 23rd, 2011 by Monique Altheim

A few days ago, PCWorld announced with a big headline: \”Yahoo’s Offers Cookie Opt-out Button Ahead of New EU Law\” It stated: “The plan allows users to click an “AdChoices” button visible in the upper right-hand corner of ads.This will provide users with information about Yahoo’s advertising business and the chance to opt out of [...]

Tags: AdChoice, behavioral advertising, Cookies, data protection, EU Commission, EU Data Protection Directive, European Union Data Protection, Personal Data, Privacy by Default, privacy by design, Viviane Reding, yahoo. European Union Data Protection,Online Privacy Closed

Computer, Privacy & Data Protection: European Data Protection: In Good Health? Part 2

January 31st, 2011 by Monique Altheim

According to its mission statement, the annual conference “Computers, Privacy and Data Protection“ in Brussels aims to create a bridge between policy makers, academics, practitioners and activists, and aims to become Europe’s most important forum for the discussion of data protection and privacy issues. This goal was certainly reached during the panel on Bahavioural Targeting and [...]

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The European Data Protection Supervisor publishes his opinion on the EU personal data protection legal framework overhaul

January 19th, 2011 by Monique Altheim

The European Data Protection Supervisor, Peter Hustinx, has published his opinion in response to the Commission’s Communication regarding the review of the personal data protection legal framework on his website yesterday, while it was published on this website one day before. The EDPS recommends that the new legal instrument should be a regulation instead of a directive [...]

Tags: data protection, EDPS, EU, EU Commission, EU Data Protection Directive, personal data protection, Peter Hustinx. European Union Data Protection,Online Privacy Closed

The European Data Protection Supervisor recommends a Regulation, not a Directive!

January 18th, 2011 by Monique Altheim

The European Data Protection Supervisor, Peter Hustinx, has issued an opinion in response to the Commission’s Communication of November 4, 2010 regarding the Review of the Data Protection Legal Framework . The EDPS agrees with the Commission that a review of the present legal framework for data protection in the EU is necessary in order to ensure effective protection [...]

Tags: Article 29 Working Party, BCR, behavioral advertising, cloud, cross border data flow, Cross Border Data Transfers, data protection, Data Protection Authority, EDPS, EU Commission, European Union Data Protection, Peter Hustinx, privacy, privacy by design, standard contractual clauses. European Union Data Protection,Online Privacy Closed

Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – “A comprehensive approach on personal data protection in the European Union”

January 17th, 2011 by Monique Altheim

The EDPS (European Data Protection Supervisor), Peter Hustinx, has given his opinion regarding the Review of the Data Protection Legal Framework on January 14. Here is the text: Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of [...]

Tags: data protection, EDPS, EU, EU Commission, European Union Data Protection, Peter Hustinx, privacy. European Union Data Protection,Online Privacy Closed

The Recent Privacy Framework Proposals,The Internet of Things and PET

January 12th, 2011 by Monique Altheim

The CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas just wrapped up a few days ago to an astounding success. According to PC magazine, one of the five essential trends to emerge from the CES 2011 was the internet of things. The internet of things can be explained as follows: “It is foreseeable that any object will [...]

Tags: CES, data privacy, DoC, EU, EU Commission, European Union Data Protection, FTC, Madrid Declaration, PET, privacy, privacy by design. Biometrics,Internet of Things,Online Privacy Closed

Data Retention in the EU Five Years after the Directive

December 30th, 2010 by Monique Altheim

The European Commission is planning a review of the Data Retention Directive of 2006, which could include a harmonization and reduction of the periods when public authorities can access citizens’ private data held by telecommunication companies for security matters. The directive allows for retention periods between 6 months and 24 months. Most member states have implementd [...]

Tags: data protection, Data Retention Directive, EU, EU Commission, Peter Hustinx, privacy. European Union Data Protection,Online Privacy Closed

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