03 December 2019
Pay attention to IT security to avoid GDPR fines
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/pay-attention-to-it-security-to-avoid-gdpr-fines

It has been over 1,5 years since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has become applicable. While there was little enforcement in the first months, this has changed: European Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) ...

23 April 2018
Consent: Article 29 Working Party issues final guidance
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/consent-article-29-working-party-issues-final-guidance

The Article 29 Working Party (A29WP) has now published its final guidance on consent under GDPR (WP259 rev 0.1).

21 September 2017
Data Protection: Changes and Challenges for Franchisors Operating in the EU
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/global/data-protection-changes-and-challenges-for-franchisors-operating-in-the-eu

28 January 2019
Big Data & Issues & Opportunities: Cybersecurity
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/big-data-and-issues-and-opportunities-cybersecurity

In this fourth article in our series on "Big Data & Issues & Opportunities" (see our previous article here), we focus on some of the cybersecurity aspects of big data processing. Where relevant, illustrations from the ...

28 October 2020
China Data Protection Update and Deep Dive (1): Data sharing and cross-border data transfer rules under the Draft Personal Information Protection Law
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/china/china-data-protection-update-and-deep-dive-1

The long-awaited draft of the Personal Information Protection Law of China (“Draft PI Protection Law”) was officially released for public consultation on 21 October 2020. In this article, which is the first of a series ...

18 August 2020
Data Access Claims Under Competition Law and Data Privacy Requirements
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/data-access-claims-under-competition-law-and-data-privacy-requirements

This article explores whether competition law can give companies a right of access to another company’s data. Three short case studies illustrate how the described principles work in practice.

23 October 2020
China Data Protection Update: The First Draft of The Long-Awaited PRC Personal Information Protection Law released
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/china/china-data-protection-update-the-first-draft-of-the-long-awaited-prc-personal-information-protection

The long-awaited draft of the Personal Information Protection Law of China (“Draft PI Protection Law”) was submitted for its first deliberation during the PRC National People’s Congress Standing Committee on 13 Oct ...

12 June 2019
EU Regulatory Initiatives and Competition Policy in the Digital Era: What has been completed and what to expect in the next mandate
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/eu-regulatory-initiatives-and-competition-policy-in-the-digital-era

This International Bar Association paper prepared under the leadership of Bird & Bird experts Hein Hobbelen, Francine Cunningham & Baptist Vleeshouwers, takes stock of EU Digital Single Market initiatives and ...

06 August 2020
Private use of corporate email accounts in Hungary
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/hungary/private-use-of-corporate-email-accounts-in-hungary

In the last six months, the Hungarian Data Protection Authority (“NAIH”) has imposed a total of approx. EUR 5,000 in data protection fines for the private use of corporate email accounts, in three cases.

23 December 2020
Tech & Comms - 2021 Challenges, Opportunities and Predictions
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/tech-and-comms-2021-challenges-opportunities-and-predictions

2020 has been one of the most challenging years in living memory, as governments, businesses and individuals have had to adapt to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The enforced global lockdowns have put a spotlight ...