Just over a year ago, on May 25, 2018, the EU’s GDPR came into full effect. It’s the date that all businesses were meant to be compliant with new data protection and privacy laws. It was made into law on April 14, 2016, to expand on existing data-protection laws within the EU, and to maintain…
The new European General Data Protection Regulation law gained a lot of media attention over the last few months. Considering everything that it stands for, it’s no surprise. The law is far from perfect, but it represents a huge improvement for online privacy and consumers’ rights. With the GDPR, citizens within the EU are now…
Ever since its implementation, the new GDPR law made huge changes in the way websites collect and use your personal data. For EU citizens, these regulations were a great improvement in terms of privacy. As for companies, they are a real pain in the neck. Up until this point, the Data Protection Directive law of…
Inspired by the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Brazilian Congress passed a new data protection bill that is expected to improve users’ privacy and online security. Mid-August, Brazilian President Michel Temer signed the new legislation into law, now known as the LGPD (lei geral de proteção de dados pessoais). The law will…
Starting from January 2020, citizens of California will regain control over their personal data. Similarly to operating under the General Data Protection Regulation for Europe, the way Californian businesses use, share and store user data is about to change; drastically.
Ever since the new EU data protection law came into force, companies have been making huge updates in their Privacy Policies. This includes VPN providers as well. According to the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations), companies that process, store, log, or share personal data of European Union citizens must now get permission to do this.
Following the implementation of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on May 25th, 2018, some major US-based, Tronc-owned online publications became inaccessible in the EU. These websites include the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times, among others. Briefly, GDPR requires organizations to get explicit consent from customers in order to use their data, and…
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a regulation that will come into force in the EU on May 25, 2018. The primary purpose of the regulation is to ensure data protection for people of the EU, and its most important aspect is online privacy.
