The EU Commission’s Path to A Safer and Fairer Online World
New Rules for Online Safety and Fairness: Punch and Judy For those of you who remember children’s puppets shows (Ireland’s ‘Wanderly Wagon’, the UK’s ‘Punch and Judy’, France’s ‘Guignol’ and so on) you may well remember kids in the audience shouting out at puppets on stage ‘he’s behind you’ and the characters shouting back at […]
What’s on the Horizon in 2023? Key GDPR moments of 2022 and what to expect in 2023
More legislation, stronger regulation? Last year saw a lot of new legislation introduced within the EU, showing privacy and digital rights being taken more seriously. In today’s world, this is essential and new laws to regulate previously non-regulated sectors indicate how times are changing and laws are adapting to the new landscape. These are: The […]
Regulation roundup part 1: how the new EU data directives affect you
Between now and early 2024, the European Union is introducing a range of new data directives around data and online services. These regulations aim to protect consumers and citizens, enable safe data sharing, and even prepare for more widespread adoption of artificial intelligence. In the first of a two-part series, we’ll cover the Digital Services […]
Party’s over? What’s next for cookies as privacy rules bite? (Part 2)
If part one of the BH Consulting cookie guide left you hungry for more, now we serve up part two. In this blog, we’ll mix in a portion of the Cookie Consent Framework, blend in some recent cases surrounding it, add a generous helping of third-party cookies, and weigh up what the next step for […]
New to cookies? Here’s what you need to know (Part 1)
If you’re a rookie when it comes to cookies, look no further. This two-part blog aims to explain what they are, and why we’re hearing so much about them these days. We’ll give a rundown of cookie requirements, consent, and what organisations must do to make sure their cookies comply with the EU GDPR (and […]
GDPR certification is here at last – here’s why it’s a game changer
Since the EU General Data Protection Regulation came into force in May 2018, there hasn’t yet been a way to prove compliance with it. Until now. Luxembourg’s GDPR-CARPA is the first officially recognised certification scheme to be adopted under the regulation. It’s surprising that such a significant development hasn’t received more attention, given the discourse […]
10 Key Take Aways from the European Commission’s Q&A on SCCs
On 25 May, the European Commission released new guidance on Standard Contractual Clauses. It’s a set of 44 questions and answers (Q&A) that deals with a variety of practical issues that stakeholders frequently encountered when using the new SCCs in the first months after their adoption. For most, the SCCs are still a difficult concept […]
GDPR is four: data protection trends to watch as regulation marks anniversary
Data protection has been evolving consistently since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on 25 May 2018. This can make it complicated for organisations to stay up to date with the ever-changing landscape. This blog is here to guide you through topical trends to note as we enter GDPR’s fifth year. GDPR […]
What you need to know about Google Analytics 4
Google’s recent announcement that it’s winding down Universal Analytics in favour of Google Analytics 4 follows whirlwind decisions, rulings, and complaints at EU level. The outcome of major decisions made by the French and data protection authorities, along with other European regulators, was that the previous version of Google Analytics was deemed an unlawful transfer […]
DPO FAQ: answering key data protection questions: part two
As we saw in part one of this series, every organisation handling personal data must comply with the GDPR, but not all need to appoint a data protection officer (DPO). In this second of our two-part blog, we take a closer look at the nature of the role, and the part they play in activities […]