Robert Bateman
Analyst and Research Director: Privacy, Data Protection, Security at GRC World Forums.
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- Email:
- robert@grcworldforums.com
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AnalysisDoes Poor Career Progression Explain the Privacy Pros Pay Gap?
According to the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), privacy professionals worldwide enjoyed a salary increase of over $6,000 between 2019 and 2021.
- Analysis
UK GDPR and Privacy Law: 74 Reforms the Government is Considering
The UK government published its proposals for reforming data protection and privacy law on 10 September, 2021. If even a significant fraction of these reforms are passed, the UK’s data protection and privacy regime could radically change.
- Analysis
The Next UK Information Commissioner: What We Learned From the Pre-Appointment Committee
On Thursday, 9 September, the UK government’s preferred candidate for the next Information Commissioner, John Edwards, appeared before the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee for a pre-appointment hearing.
- Report
A Report on the Colorado Privacy Act
The Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) was signed into law on 8 July 2021. The CPA is the third comprehensive state privacy law in the U.S., following the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act (CPDA).
- Analysis
WhatsApp’s €225 Million GDPR Fine — Disagreements Over Legitimate Interests and Transparency
WhatsApp received a €225 million fine on September 2—the second biggest GDPR penalty on record.
- Analysis
Apple Has Been Scanning iCloud Mail for CSAM For Years — And We’ve Known This Since 2019
Apple’s proposals to scan iCloud Photos for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) have proved controversial among privacy advocates. But did you know that the company has been scanning iCloud Mail for several years? Not many people do.
- Analysis
International Data Transfers Under China’s Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL)
China’s Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) imposes strict rules for transferring personal information out of mainland China (“cross-border transfers”) that may be even more stringent than those contained in the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
- Feature
Is Zoom Illegal in the EU? Unpacking the Hamburg DPA’s Decision
First, the EU data protection authorities (DPAs) came for your newsletter (Mailchimp). Then, they came for your cloud storage provider (Cloudflare).
- Report
The GDPR: A Report on the First Three Years of Enforcement
This report will consider some of the high-profile and noteworthy decisions taken by DPAs and courts over the GDPR’s first three years of enforcement, and consider how some key provisions of the regulation have developed. The report will also look ahead to how the EU’s data protection landscape might evolve in the coming years.
- Opinion
Who Is ‘Facebook-Hating’ John Edwards, Tipped as the New UK Information Commissioner?
The U.K. needs a new Information Commissioner to regulate data protection, privacy, and freedom of information law. The Sunday Times has tipped John Edwards, New Zealand Privacy Commissioner, as the government’s top choice.
- Opinion
Could the Grindr Priest Story Be True? I Asked the Team Behind Grindr’s €10m GDPR Fine
Could “commercially available” location data originating from Grindr really have been used to identify an individual? I asked Finn Myrstad, who helped file a data protection complaint regarding how Grindr shares user data.
- Opinion
Could ‘Schrems III’ Lead to a Paid Version of Facebook?
The Austrian Supreme Court has referred a case against Facebook to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The case has been dubbed “Schrems III,” as it’s the third CJEU reference involving Facebook and campaigner Max Schrems.
- Opinion
Pegasus Spyware Investigation: What Is It, and Why Does it Matter?
Yesterday, the Guardian’s Pegasus Project revealed how governments worldwide have used—or have considered using—the Pegasus malware to spy on journalists, lawyers, activists, and other innocent people.
