Tag: Data Protection Regulation
Guía para una ley de protección de datos personales en Bolivia
Con la finalidad de promover el debate sobre la importancia de una ley de protección de datos personales para los bolivianos y bolivianas, Access Now, con la colaboración de Fundación Internet Bolivia.org, elaboró una guía básica de recomendaciones y un análisis de la situación legislativa sobre el tema en el país.
En Tunisie, le débat est ouvert sur la protection des données personnelles et le droit d’accès à l’information
Le 1 novembre, Access Now et UNESCO ont organisé une conférence sur le thème: “Protection des données personnelles et droit d’accès à l’information en Tunisie”
India’s draft data protection bill needs to do more to stack up against global standards
On 15 data protection policy-making metrics, we found that the Srikrishna Committee output passed muster on four principles.
Update: India moves forward on privacy and data protection for the next billion
India has taken a first step in creating a data protection framework, announcing draft legislation for the world’s second-largest internet user population.
It’s not a bug, it’s a feature: How Cambridge Analytica demonstrates the desperate need for data protection
It’s critically important to see the big picture of the scandal and work toward an online ecosystem that does not depend on harvesting users’ data instead of protecting it.
A missed opportunity in Morocco
To get outcomes from meetings like the Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners, we need to foster deeper engagement by all stakeholders.
Access Now supports U.S. FCC on consumer privacy
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has proposed rules to govern how Internet Service Providers handle consumer data. We support these rules, while identifying areas for improvement.
Three things you should know about the Google Spain case
On May 13th, the European Court of Justice ruled on the case between the Spanish citizen, Mario Costeja González and Google Spain, regarding the Spanish Data Protection Authority requests for the search engine to withdraw personal data relating to Mr Costeja González from its index and to prevent access to the data in the future.
Mitigating the CJEU’s dangerous precedent
Yesterday, in a sweeping and dangerous judgement the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that Google should de-index a lawfully published newspaper article about a Spanish citizen. Access believes the Court erred in increasing liability for intermediaries online, unnecessarily and wrongly pitting privacy against access to information, with an unfavorable result.
EP adopts the Data Protection Reform Package
Today, the European Parliament adopted the Data Protection Regulation and Directive, commonly referred to as the Data Protection Reform Package (DPR). This vote represents another crucial step towards protecting European user data and the completion of the long-awaited reform proposed by the European Commission back in January 2012.