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While regulations shift and threats evolve, the gap between legal obligation and practical action grows wider every day. The FIRST PRIVACY experts break down demanding topics – with sharp analysis, actionable guidance, and a clear view of what actually matters for your organisation.

The Long Arm of the GDPR

20.03.2019

The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) strictly regulates the collection, use and storage of personal data, but does the long arm of the law stretch beyond the EU borders more than anyone could have anticipated? If you are surfing the web [...]

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The “Cookiewall” crumbles

11.03.2019

The Dutch data protection authority on 7th March 2019 issued an opinion[1] on the use of so called “Cookiewalls”, deeming such practice as unlawful in light of the GDPR and announcing intensified audits in regards to the right implementation of cookie [...]

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Deal or No Deal, Brexit is Coming

11.03.2019

Whether or not the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) can agree on an exit deal, the UK will be leaving the EU come March 30, 2019. Although the UK plans to incorporate the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) into national law there [...]

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News on data protection law

Dear Readers, this year we would like to introduce an additional concept to our blog in order to provide regular information also to our English-speaking readers. To do so we will upload in regular intervals (every 1-2 months) short overviews of interesting [...]

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