Delays to the New EU Data Protection Law Implementation

Bill on Surveillance Transparency

Sens. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Dean Heller (R-Nev.) have reintroduced the surveillance Transparency Act of 2013, an endeavor to extend transparency once it involves government police investigation of the general public. Franken signaled he would hold a hearing on the...
Spyware: Who is watching you?

Spyware: Who is watching you?

With the exception of those who are competing in reality TV shows, who wants to be watched? Who wants to be seen in their most vulnerable and private moments? Who wants to be deprived of his privacy and his freedom to keep things for himself? Most importantly, who...
Safe Harbor 2.0

Safe Harbor 2.0

Safe Harbor 2.0 is the next generation of Safe Harbor program. The result of lengthy negotiations between the US and EU. It is intended to replace the old Safe Harbor program, which was deemed inadequate a a result of the 2015 EU high court ruling. In August 2016 the...
Safe Harbor Certification

Safe Harbor Certification

US-EU Safe Harbor is a streamlined process for US companies to comply with the EU Directive 95/46/EC on the protection of personal data, and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Safe Harbor is no longer available and has been superceeded by the Privacy Shield...