Chile's New Data Protection Law: What Really Changes
For more than twenty-five years, data protection in Chile was governed by Ley 19.628 of 1999, a law passed before the iPhone, Facebook or Amazon Web Services existed. It was one of the first [...]
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You Have Been Called Out: The ICO’s Warning Against Unlawful Marketing
Recently, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has imposed significant fines totaling in £550,000 against two companies relying on unlawful automated marketing calls, or “robo calls” (read here). Green Spark Energy Ltd was fined £250,0 [...]
New Data Protection Law in Saudi Arabia
Individual privacy in Saudi Arabia and the protection of personal data have long fallen under the general provisions of Saudi law and not under the specific provisions on "data protection" or "data security". In the absence of specific laws, Islamic [...]
Nope, Data Protection Law Does Not Allow Us to Do THAT
It is the easiest excuse on the books right now. You want to do that…I am sorry data protection law prohibits it. Somethings are truly not allowed under data protection law, but sometimes people just use this as an excuse that they assume very few people [...]
Switzerland adopts revised data protection law
The protection of personal data is becoming more and more relevant. This is a result of the rapid advancement of communication and sales channels as well as the increasing capacities of companies to collect personal data. The Swiss Parliament seemingly [...]
News on data protection law
Dear Readers, This is to update you on the latest news and developments in matters of data protection law. If you would like to be provided with more details, you may contact us via the commentary function. We will also link to our blog posts if [...]
News on data protection law
Dear Readers, This is to update you on the latest news and developments in matters of data protection law. If you would like to be provided with more details, you may contact us via the commentary function. We will also link to our blog posts if [...]
Personal Data in China. A Step towards Protection.
Currently, there is no specific data protection law in China; rules relating to personal data protection are found in different laws and regulations. Some weeks ago, on 1 June 2017, the new Cybersecurity Law entered into force. We already wrote about [...]