Robert Bateman - Page 27
Post-graduate law degree, CIPP/E from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). Privacy and Data Protection Research Writer at TermsFeed.
Robert is a freelance writer covering privacy, data protection, security, and AI. He is a respected voice on privacy and has covered been writing, researching, and leading conversations in the field since 2017. Throughout his career, Robert has interviewed some of the leading figures in privacy, including Max Schrems and Johnny Ryan. He has worked with dozens of high-profile privacy professionals and campaigners and has written about almost every aspect of data protection. Robert earned a post-graduate law degree in 2019 and a CIPP/E from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) in 2021. His 2019 research on the compatibility of the UK's "immigration exemption" in the Data Protection Act 2018 and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) won the DMH Stallard Prize for Best Project.
GDPR Data Protection Policy
In the first eight months of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), 59,000 data breaches were reported. Initially, this sounds somewhat worrying. Are data protection standards falling short? Are there some serious flaws in the data security infrastructure? Have cybercriminals suddenly got a lot more sophisticated? These concerns may be...
How the CCPA (CPRA) is Different from the GDPR
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), often said to be the world's toughest privacy law, took full effect in May 2018. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), easily the strictest general privacy law in the United States, passed soon after in June 2018. It took effect in January 2020....
How the CCPA (CPRA) is Similar to the GDPR
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which passed in June 2018 and came into force in January 2020, took some inspiration from the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It was then later amended and expanded via the CPRA to be even more like the GDPR. In many ways, the laws...
What is the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)?
The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) is a privacy law that was passed on June 28, 2018 and took effect on January 1, 2020. It was updated, amended and expanded by the CPRA, which became effective on January 1, 2023. This law has had a significant impact on consumers...
GDPR Cookies Policy
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into full force in May of 2018. Businesses have been scrambling to comply - rewriting their Privacy Policies, deleting all traces of unnecessary personal data, and emailing their existing customers to refresh marketing consent. Perhaps the most noticeable sign of privacy practices...
8 User Rights Under the GDPR
The EU Commission describes the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as: "an essential step to strengthening citizens' fundamental rights in the digital age [which] provides tools for gaining control of one's personal data." The GDPR achieves this by setting out eight rights that all EU citizens have when it comes to...