Robert Bateman
Analyst and Research Director: Privacy, Data Protection, Security at GRC World Forums.
Contact info
- Email:
- robert@grcworldforums.com
- Website:
- https://www.grcworldforums.com/
ReportThe 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.
