27 October 2017: GDPR session on legal solutions: how to accommodate the GDPR challenges in your IT contract?

Short Reads - Only 5 more weeks to go before the GDPR becomes fully effective. Preparing your company for the application of this new regulation requires a correct understanding of its principles. Each week, we highlight one particular misconception regarding the interpretation of the GDPR.

Articles - On March 23, 2018, the U.S. Congress passed the Clarifying Overseas Use of Data Act (CLOUD Act), which provides for important changes in relation to cross-border law enforcement access to communications data.

Short Reads - The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently ruled in a dispute between technology giants Google and Oracle that commenced in 2010. As a result, Google may have  to pay up to 8.8 billion dollars, for using elements of Oracle's Java programming code for the development of its smartphone operating system, Android.

Short Reads - The upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has caused many companies intense compliance headaches due to its comprehensive scope, far-reaching obligations and severe penalties. However, the new rules have also brought about a range of new economic opportunities, in particular through the creation of the roles of  Data Protection Officer (DPO) and EU-representative.