Squeezing out an imperative right? The right to data portability in the Indian context

The new Indian data protection law includes elements of data portability but falls short of fully incorporating this right in the Indian data protection regime.

Helena Vrabec, Yashu Bansal and Animesh Gupta • February 26, 2024

Prevent children becoming victims of a data-driven world

The impact of ‘dataveillance’ on children who are monitored from birth via smartphones and FitBits, is great. Children’s rights must be more central when it comes to designing technology.

Remco Pijpers, Simone van der Hof and Ton Liefaard • May 03, 2022

E-commerce and consumer data: Is regulation needed?

E-commerce is booming and big data has allowed companies to engage in more personalised online marketing communication with consumers. Can regulatory initiatives keep up?

Kimia Heidary • December 03, 2020

Giving Privacy a Bad Name

What is all the fuss with contact tracing apps about?

Mark Leiser • May 08, 2020

Data security in humanitarian action

If the essence of war is speed, knowledge of sensitive information about the enemy can make the difference. Even if this means cracking and stealing data held by neutral organisations. How does the Red Cross protect its own data?

Francesco Schmidt • December 05, 2019

News from “cookie land”

The use of web cookies has become increasingly diverse, enabling tracking beyond traditional cookie techniques. Social networks and website owners both get a piece of the pie, but how should legal responsibilities be split?

Helena U. Vrabec • August 08, 2019 • 2 comments

The GDPR: one year on

25 May 2019 marks the one year anniversary since the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation came into force. This blog laments the EU’s missed opportunity to get the fundamental right to data protection right for all.

Mark Leiser • May 25, 2019

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