Blog: EU Privacy Laws
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GDPR vs PIPEDA
The EU and Canada see eye-to-eye on data protection. So much so that the European Commission has deemed Canada's private sector data protection standards "adequate." That might not sound like high praise. But coming from the Commission, it's quite a compliment. However, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Canada's...
How the GDPR Impacts Online Advertising
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is long in form, broad in scope, and powerful in its effect. Almost every company trading in the EU has had to consider how the GDPR will affect its operations. Online advertising is one of the business activities most significantly affected by the...
GDPR vs Australian Privacy Principles
While Australia's legislation shares a lot with the GDPR, and both laws aim to achieve many of the same things, they are actually very different in substance and effect. This article will compare and contrast key elements of these two privacy laws and see how they apply in practice. Overview of the...
What Activities Count as Processing Under the GDPR?
The word "processing" appears in the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) over 630 times. The law features seven "principles of data processing." It requires companies to ensure the "resilience of processing systems." It even proclaims that "the processing of personal data should be designed to serve mankind." Processing personal...
Common Liability Issues Between Data Controllers and Data Processors
Under the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), data controllers take on most responsibilities. But data processors are accountable for how they process personal data, too The GDPR divides the world of business into "data controllers" and "data processors." It sets out rules and obligations for both groups and regulates the...
Data Protection Authorities
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has a very broad scope. It applies, to some certain extent, to practically every business trading in the EU, plus charities, public bodies and individuals. It also covers an extremely wide range of activities, applying to practically any situation in which "personal data" is...