Europeans would be able to take legal action against U.S. agencies that misuse their private data, under legislation introduced Wednesday in the U.S. Senate. Europe currently gives data protection ...

The General Data Protection Regulation — a once-in-a-generation overhaul of Europe’s data protection laws — has landed, after a grueling four years of negotiations. But even among experts, no one’s ...

Looking ahead to 2026, data protection laws in the UK and other jurisdictions will continue to evolve to meet novel ...

Upon the end of the transition period on 31st December 2020, the UK will cease to be treated as a Member State. “Legally speaking, we are currently not an EU Member State, but under Articles 126-127 ...

The head of a Jersey data protection body has urged organisations to "get the basics right" if they want to avoid breaches of personal data. It follows a virtual audit of a health department by the ...

Today marks the 13th annual Data Protection Day, a day aimed at raising awareness and promoting good data privacy practices around the world. The past year saw vast changes impacting the UK’s data ...

The UK's current Data Protection Act (“the Act”) came into force on 25th May 2018, alongside the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Act is derived from Article 8 of the European Convention ...

LSE research has directly influenced legal and policy proposals to secure effective data protection where major tech and social media companies are dominant. The information we provide about ourselves ...

Personal data is information that relates to an identified or identifiable person who could be identified, directly or indirectly based on the information. The EU-wide rules in the Data Protection Act ...

The EU adopted new legislation on data protection on Thursday that could give people more control over their personal information including the right to be forgotten online. The European Union’s ...