A labour court in Brussels has issued one of the first published rulings on the question of whether Data Protection Officers are entitled to compensation if they are fired for performing their ...

Conclusion Data protection principles provide a framework for organizations to ensure the privacy, security, and integrity of personal and sensitive information.

In a landmark settlement, T-Mobile agrees to a $350 million payout following a massive data breach that exposed sensitive information of 76 million customers. Eligible victims could receive up to ...

UNESCO uses the term ‘data processing’ to describe any operation or set of operations that is performed on any personal data or non-personal sensitive data, whether or not by automated means, ...

As companies increasingly consider tying parts of executive compensation to ESG measures, they signal a broader corporate embrace of social responsibility principles. But the actual practice of ...

Protecting people forced to flee also means protecting their personal data. In carrying out the UNHCR mandate and as a data-intensive organization, the UN Refugee Agency places the utmost importance ...

This ruling represents a seismic shift in how tech companies may be held accountable for data protection failures.

While the consequences to an organisation may appear harsh, the compensation right reflects the concern which underlies a stringent data protection framework.

Rivers Casino customers could be entitled to financial compensation after the company fell victim to a data breach that compromised thousands of people's personal information.

Despite the U.S.'s growing data privacy posture, the new framework still brings new, European-esque principles that could create "huge operational challenges" for some organizations.