What Is a Data Protection Officer (DPO)? A Data Protection Officer (DPO) is a professional who is responsible for overseeing a company's data protection strategy and ensuring that it complies with ...

On February 9, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled in two decisions (C-453/21 and C-560/21) that a data protection officer (DPO) may have other duties within their role if there is ...

On July 16, 2024, the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) published Resolution No. 18/2024 (Resolution 18) outlining rules on the appointment, definition, duties and activities of a Data ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna, and ...

After a data breach at Equifax Inc. compromised the information of 143 million U.S. consumers and cost the company’s chief executive his job, cybersecurity experts say a key provision in an upcoming ...

Brazil is requiring that all central government organizations appoint a data protection officer (DPO), who will be responsible for the appropriate treatment of personal data at each institution.

India notified the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, on Friday to regulate how personal data is processed, secured, and governed ...

The government notified rules under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, operationalising India’s first personal ...

Can a former lobbyist for the Meta Group, of all people, rein in the tech industry and organize effective oversight? From mid-October, we will find out exactly that: the Irish cabinet has approved the ...