Updates on Developments in Data Privacy and Cybersecurity
Following the expected approval of the final text of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) in the European Parliament this week, the Commission is now turning its attention towards the ePrivacy Directive.
On Monday (April 11, 2016), the Commission launched a public consultation to review and propose changes to the…
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On Tuesday, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in U.S. v. Warshak [PDF] that the government may not compel a commercial Internet service provider to turn over the contents of a subscriber’s e-mails without first obtaining a warrant based on probable cause. The court recognized fundamental similarities between e-mail and more traditional…
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