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German Privacy Law Requirements for Centrally Organized Compliance Audits in Groups of Companies

This article discusses the implications of centrally organized audits under the FDPA, and suggests a possible contractual solution for ensuring their compliance with the FDPA…

Australian Government Introduces Bill To Reform Privacy Regime

The Australian Government on May 23, 2012, introduced the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Bill 2012 (Cth) (the Bill), which would amend the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Act) to implement the first tranche of the Government’s responses to the Australian Law Reform Commission’s (ALRC) 2008 report called “For Your Information: Australian Privacy Law and Practice” (the ALRC report).

ANALYSIS: Naming And Shaming Tax Defaulters Across The European Union

The United Kingdom’s tax authority, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, acquired the power to publish details of individuals and companies that deliberately default on their taxes under provisions within the Finance Act 2009.

ANALYSIS: Tackling Twitter And Facebook Fakes: Identity Theft In Social Media

With over 300 million and 500 million users across the globe, respectively, Twitter and Facebook are in high demand. Equally demanding are the legal challenges both companies face. Much of the legal discussion around these sites today focuses on a key concern: fraud

ANALYSIS: U.S. IRS Release of 388 Pages of Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act Regulations

There is a popular offensive technique in ice hockey known as the “jam”; in a jam, the offensive team players use their driving force all together to push the defense into a useless stance that will give any number of the attacking team players an advantage over the goalie.

ANALYSIS: Ontario’s New Tort Of Invasion Of Privacy: Implications For Employers

The Court of Appeal for Ontario recently recognized in Jones v. Tsige (Jones) that breaches of an individual’s privacy can provide the basis for a civil cause of action formally known as the tort of “intrusion upon seclusion”.
The decision has implications for employers and underscores the importance of safeguarding sensitive personal information that employees have access to at work.
In Jones, Winnie Tsige, a bank employee, viewed the bank records of Sandra Jones, a fellow bank employee, without authorization at least 174 times over a four-year period. In doing so, Tsige gained access to Jones’ personal information, including her financial transactions, date of birth, marital status, and address. When Jones became aware of Tsige’s actions, she complained to the bank.

ANALYSIS: French Appeals Court’s Suspension Of U.S. Company’s Whistleblowing Scheme Despite CNIL Approval: Reasons And Implications

On September 23, 2011, the Labor Chamber of the Caen Court of Appeals upheld a decision suspending a whistleblowing scheme implemented by Benoist Girard, a subsidiary of the U.S. group Stryker, even though the French data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL), had inspected and approved the scheme before its implementation…

ANALYSIS: The Rising Tide Of Data Privacy Regulation In Asia In 2011

This past year has seen a significant surge in data privacy law developments in Asia, greater than in any previous year…

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