Monthly Archive:: April 2014

29 Apr 2014

Data Protection Officer: International Perspective

The European Union had recently reached an important milestone in its reform of data protection law. The European Parliament had voted in favor of the Proposal of Data Protection Regulation (find full text here). The Regulation introduces
28 Apr 2014

Data & It Law Week, vol. 18: Smartphones and data protection, independence of data protection officer or legitimate interests interpretation

Overview of data & it law articles in last 7 days   Smartphones and personal data protection An editorial in NY Times deals with the impact of smartphones on data protection. data & it law had also dealt
10 Apr 2014

Data Retention Directive declared to be invalid

The European Court of Justice has declared the Directive 2006/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the retention of data generated or processed in connection with the provision of publicly