A Facebook representative testified in front of the Vienna Regional Court in the first day of a trial based on the case brought forth by Max Schrems, according to NOYB, an organization he co-founded. Facebook EMEA Privacy Policy Director Cecilia Álvarez testified on behalf of the tech company. Álvar...

The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office has opened a call for views on its powers under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. The ICO seeks the ability to “apply to the court” for Restraint and Confiscation orders, “access to information relevant to the investigation of money laundering offences” and o...

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has released its annual report for 2018–19. The report indicates the number of privacy complaints OAIC handled rose 12% to 3,306. The time it took to resolve a complaint also rose from 3.7 months to 4.4 months. Commissioner Angelene Falk said an ...

Following a public consultation and an adoption at its 15th plenary meeting, the European Data Protection Board has published a final version of its guidelines on the territorial scope under Article 3 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The guidelines were drawn up to assist data protectio...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission recently voted unanimously in support of the submission of staff comments on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s preliminary "Privacy Framework: A Tool for Improving Privacy through Enterprise Risk Management" draft.  In doing so, the FTC staff high...