John Edwards, who has served as New Zealand's Privacy Commissioner since 2014, is the UK Government’s preferred candidate for Information Commissioner. Pending his appearance before MPs on the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee for pre-appointment scrutiny on 9th September 2021, the recommendation from ministers, and appointment by Her Majesty, Mr Edwards will … [Read more...] about Government announces preferred candidate for Information Commissioner
Archives for August 2021
EDPB adopts Urgent Binding Decision in relation to WhatsApp
Following a provisional measure taken by the Hamburg DPA against WhatsApp, and analyzing WhatsApp's data sharing practices with Facebook, the EDPB determined that "the high likelihood of infringements and the lack of information" justifies the decision to request the for the Irish DPA to carry out a statutory investigation relating to WhatsApp's data processing, including: … [Read more...] about EDPB adopts Urgent Binding Decision in relation to WhatsApp
New FOI research resource
The BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) has created the Transparency Spotlight — a table of over 6,500 Canadian and British Columbian news stories informed through Access to Information requests. The table can be sorted, and is searchable by keyword or by selecting one of ten pre-identified categories. "Transparency Spotlight shows the important role … [Read more...] about New FOI research resource