The UK data protection reform bill is back!

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/british-businesses-to-save-billions-under-new-uk-version-of-gdpr

#GDPR #UKDGPR #DataProtection #ByeByeAdequacy?

The annoying cookie banners and pop-ups are not the GDPR 's fault: they exist to push us into accepting tracking cookies; EU law* doesn't require cookie banners at all, consent is only required for cookies that aren't necessary for a site to function.

* Directive 2002/58/EC (Article 5(3) in particular), #GDPR and the ECJ "Planet49" decision (C‑673/17). #dataprotection #privacy

Supervisor @W_Wiewiorowski@twitter.com welcomes a delegation from the Parliament of India 🇮🇳 and from the Parliament from Indonesia 🇮🇩 in the framework of the #RuleOfLaw Programme Asia of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. #dataprotection #privacy #gdpr #cooperation

Might as well do an #introduction

Name is Carey (@privacat). I am a Senior Catsultant for Castlebridge, a botique data protection consultancy in Ireland.

I think (and post) way too much on #dataprotection, #privacy, #privacyengineering #cats #beer and the #law. I think I'm funny, but YMMV.

Heads up: I am a bit/very sweary.

Come for the cat pics and snark, stay for the privacy & #tech rants and musings on data protection law and #policy.

All:

Based on my recent poll (https://freeradical.zone/@privacat/109257047057581517), and the fact that these thoughts were going to percolate in my head until I dumped them out on paper, I decided to write a doc on #dataprotection and #privacy considerations for #fediverse #admins and #users.

It's mostly modeled after the #GDPR, but many of these considerations apply across other jurisdictions' #privacy laws.

Have a look, and I welcome any/all comments, good or bad:

https://github.com/clening/MastodonPrivacyGuide/blob/main/README.md#some-parting-thoughts