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data retention
208 published works
Privacy and Cybersecurity Perspectives
Less is more: The Role of Data Retention Policies in Cybsesecurtity Preparedness
By Dena M. Castricone, Daniel J. Kagan
We’re all guilty of it. We keep things that we don’t need, like that pair of stone-washed jeans from 1992 that you hope will come back into style or your…
Tech Law Blog
Priority Data Protection, Cyber-Security and IP Legislation for Autumn 2018
The Irish Government has published its legislation programme for Autumn 2018. The programme lists priority legislation for publication this Autumn, as well as legislation expected to undergo pre-legislative scrutiny. Listed…
Tech Law Blog
Report on pre-legislative scrutiny of new surveillance legislation published
Last October 2017, the Government published the General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017 (the Bill). The draft Bill was published in response to Chief Justice Murray's Report, which reviewed the…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
UK Court of Appeal Rules DRIPA Inconsistent with EU Law
On January 30, 2018, the UK Court of Appeal ruled that the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act was inconsistent with EU law.
Password Protected
Part Two: Abandoned Mines and Data Retention Policies
As discussed in Tuesday’s post, in addition to taking reasonable precautions to secure data, companies should consider whether they have an affirmative duty to destroy data in the United States…
Password Protected
Abandoned Mines and Data Retention Policies: Time to Clear the Explosives Out of the Shed
Visit the remains of a nineteenth century gold mine and you may find, far away from the main camp, a lonely little shack. It may be surrounded by trees, or…
Inside Privacy
Advocacy Groups Urge FCC to End Data Retention Mandate
On April 24th, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (“EPIC”) and a coalition of 37 other civil society groups sent a letter urging the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) to act on…
Information Bytes
Why govern your information? Reason #6: It’s OK to destroy your data.
By Peter Sloan
It lingers on - that vaguely guilty feeling that there's something sanctionable, even illegal, about routinely destroying business data. That's nonsense. It is well-settled United States law that a company may…
Global IP & Technology Law Blog
Weekly Data Privacy Alert – 16 January 2017
By Francesca Fellowes, Stéphanie Faber, Dr. Annette Demmel
This week's alert covers news from the EU, France, Germany and the UK. EU Greek Court Requests Preliminary Ruling on Data Retention France French Government Publishes Medical Data Regulation Germany…
Inside Privacy
CJEU Confirms That National Data Retention Laws May Only Be Adopted Where “Strictly Necessary”
On December 21, 2016 the Court of Justice of European Union (“CJEU”) issued its judgment in Joined Cases C-203/15 and C-698/15, Tele2 /Watson. The decision considered the legality of UK…