Data protection and privacy regulation in most, or even all, African countries are often less mature – particularly when compared to the EU’s General Data Protection (GDPR) regime. As such, economies on the continent present both risks and opportunities when it comes to data.
At the recent Africa Tech Summit
Continue Reading Data: Africa’s “new blood”, rather than the “new oil”
By Thomas M. deButts and Thomas Reynolds
Under an interim final rule issued by the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) that is set to take effect on March 25, 2020, parties will be able to send, take or store unclassified technical data controlled for export under the International Traffic
Continue Reading Foreign ITAR cloud storage now permitted
This article is part of a series exploring the regulatory challenges of the digital society from a competition law and data protection perspective within the EU.
Vestager II
Several months have now passed since late March when the European Commission published Competition policy for the digital era (the Report), a
Continue Reading EU: Competition policy in the digital era – Part I
Several high-profile data security incidents in the last few years have shown the need for legislative oversight in the data security and privacy space. In 2016, the US presidential election and UK referendum on EU membership were beset by data privacy issues involving Facebook and Cambridge Analytica. Data breaches were
Continue Reading Data breaches and GDPR
There is something immensely satisfying about identifying a real bargain in a charity shop or thrift store. In among the 17 copies of last year’s must-read summer-holiday novel, and the three cups with saucers that don’t match, you might stumble across a hidden gem. My best-ever find was a set
Continue Reading Data hoarding: Would a Marie Kondo approach to data storage bring you joy?
Data generated through Internet of Things (IoT) technologies are expected to be its main source of income, but needs forward looking privacy rules to be fully exploited.
Continue Reading Data is the money maker in the IoT
