How did it come about? In January 2012, the European Commission set out plans for data protection reform across the European Union in order to make Europe 'fit for the digital age'. Almost four years ...

As soon as Facebook’s data abuse scandal broke, questions of legality and regulation quickly came into focus. Most notably, the scandal found itself at odds with a piece of legislation in the European ...

GDPR is the General Data Protection Regulation, which is coming from the EU and associated countries. Find out how it might affect your website and what you need to do to comply. Recently, you may ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the intersection of business and public affairs. The acronym may sound innocuous enough – what could be the harm in ...

A new European data regulation that just a month ago seemed like an obscure piece of legislation is suddenly on the lips of everyone in the tech industry. Already touted as “the most important change ...

Recent news headlines noted, "Facebook and Google hit with $8.8 billion in lawsuits on day one of GDPR." When you see billions and lawsuits in the same sentence against two of the world's largest ...

It's finally here. After years of preparation and planning, on 25 May the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force across the European Union, with implications for individuals and ...

Outside of dedicated circles, most laws and regulations don’t really get highlighted in the news. That said, those legislative initiatives that seek to make big changes in one or more sectors do get ...

What is European Charter of Fundamental Rights? Before we understand what GDPR is, we need to know that the European Union guarantees the same fundamental data protection to all residents of EU – be ...

If you've been anywhere near the internet in the last few weeks, then you've probably noticed that just about every company you've ever interacted with has been busy sending out a flood of emails ...

This is the first of three articles in which Purewal & Partners' Jas Purewal and Peter Lewin will explore the EU General Data Protection Regulation, an imminent reform that will have a huge impact on ...