Editor’s note: WRAL TechWire is running a five-part series on data privacy law to bring some clarity to one of the fastest growing and most complex areas of technology law, and the first part is here.

Challenges may arise when conducting an internal investigation related to an underlying disclosure by a whistleblower pursuant to the EU Directive, because companies must strictly comply with the GDPR ...

On 19 November 2025, the European Commission published its Digital Omnibus Package (the "Package"), setting out proposed amendments to the ...

Over five years have passed since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was introduced, strengthening the fundamental right to data protection across the EU. It empowered people to gain ...

Nick Dedeke is an associate teaching professor at Northeastern University, Boston. His research interests include digital transformation strategies, ethics, and privacy. His research has been ...

We have a growing number of cyber compliance regulations, yet our country’s cyber resilience remains fragile. What is going ...

According to a Bitkom survey, 97 percent of companies complain about high data protection efforts. Three-quarters see ...

Facebook’s parent, Meta, has been hit with another hefty penalty for breaching European data protection law. The €265 million (~$275 million) fine was announced today by the Irish Data Protection ...

A fat fine — of €405 million — is headed Instagram’s way after European Union privacy regulators came to a decision on a long-running complaint related to how the social media platform handles ...