Greetings from Maine! Happy Data Privacy Day!  IAPP Senior Westin Fellow Müge Fazlioglu wrote about the history of Data Privacy Day for this month's issue of The Privacy Advisor, and you can read about it in detail below.  The IAPP hosted a series of events worldwide to celebrate the day, includi...

The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation published research on the potential compliance costs with a 50-state patchwork of comprehensive privacy laws. ITIF's report found the out-of-state costs stemming from 50 separate laws could exceed $1 trillion over 10 years, $200 billion of whi...

In an interview with the Financial Times, U.K. Information Commissioner John Edwards offered comments and his vision for the future of U.K. data protection enforcement. Edwards discussed a "sharp supervisory focus" that will force Big Tech companies to "open up and be honest" about business models a...

The European Data Protection Board published guidance on the data subjects' right of access under the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The guidelines discuss the scope of individuals' rights to access their data, considerations for assessment of data subjects' requests for access, and the limi...

The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States is using funding from the World Bank toward a consulting firm to draft “harmonized data protection legislation” in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union. The OECS invites eligible consultants to express interest.Full Story...