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The FTC has taken its first ever safe harbor enforcement action against a US business that said it was safe harbor certified for data exports from Europe when, in fact,…

Amendments have been made to the Federal German Data Protection Act. Georg Meyer-Spasche reports from Osborne Clarke’s Cologne office on the imminent changes and explains what companies with German offices…

ICO has published the final version of its “Privacy Notices Code of Practice”, together with a wealth of good and bad practice data collection examples – but gets its soft…

As data protection stories continue to hit the headlines, Osborne Clarke’s nationally recognised data protection team will provide a plain English guide to key risk mitigation steps at One London…

As controversy rages over a marketing tool that some say was always going to be digital marketing’s ultimate “killer app.”, Osborne Clarke asked its global data privacy colleagues in all…

The UK is in hot water after failing, according to the European Commission, to implement properly European data protection legislation safeguarding consumers against unwarranted behavioural advertising. Phil Lee reports.  …

Time was when data protection watchdog the Information Commissioner’s Office laid down a marker requiring prior opt in before “deep packet inspection” online behavioural advertising technology was deployed. Phil Lee…

Following on from last month’s draft Code of Practice for Privacy Notices, ICO has now launched the “BIG PRINT small print” campaign, with a view to ending the practice of…

The data protection law watchdog has published for consultation a draft code of practice for drawing up privacy notices including privacy policies on websites. The idea is that failure to…

The Ministry of Justice has responded to key proposals in a “Data sharing review” to upgrade the Information Commissioner’s Office’s weapons against abusers of personal data. Has HM Govt given…

78 international data protection authorities have adopted a resolution sponsored by ICO calling for greater recognition and protection of child privacy online, which may include curbs on behavioural advertising. Mark…

At the recent, snappily-titled ‘International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners’, DP regulators worldwide adopted a resolution calling for more steps to be taken to protect children’s privacy. The…