Are Exam Scripts Personal Data?
The Irish Supreme Court recently asked the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to decide whether an exam script is personal data while deciding case Nowak v. Data Protection Commissioner.
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Dynamic IP addresses as personal data
Question about IP addresses as personal data is bit tricky. IP address (short for Internet Protocol address) is a unique numerical label assigned to an information technology device (e.g., a computer or smartphone) participating in a network using the Internet Protocol system to identify itself and communicate with other devices. IP addresses can be static or […]
Privacy in cloud – findings
Privacy and services in cloud is a hot topic now. With GDPR now adopted some are afraid that new privacy regulation in Europe will kill the cloud quickly. Although it is doubtful cloud services will cease to exist because of regulation nevertheless compliance with privacy and data protection regulation will leave an impact. Therefore it is no surprise two […]
EY Privacy trends 2016
Ernst & Young made global survey on the privacy issues facing organizations today. In this GISS 2015 privacy questionnaire, 38% of respondents admit that they address security in new business processes and technologies, but not privacy specifically. However, more telling, and perhaps more concerning for organizations and individuals alike when it comes to managing privacy, is […]
Global Surveillance Law Comparison
Recently Baker & McKenzie released Global Surveillance Law Comparison Map – a global overview of current government surveillance and data access practices in 39 countries. It features Heat Maps that display jurisdictional information on the following: Surveillance for an Economic Purpose Data Subject Notifications Right to Court Review Publicised Cases Challenge to Orders Liability for Disclosure Guide […]
Welcome GDPR
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, or officially – Regulation 2016/679) is finally adopted and published in Official Journal of the European Union last week, on May 4, 2016. It took more than 4 years for GDPR to be finalised since European Commission published first draft on January 25, 2012. GDPR will become in full force on May 25, 2018, […]