By Neil Hodge2024-03-29T13:41:00
Europe’s key regulator for data privacy has new leadership, but it is uncertain whether this will result in any change of direction.
On Feb. 20, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced Des Hogan and Dale Sunderland had begun their five-year terms as commissioners. The duo succeeded Helen Dixon, who had been in the role for nearly a decade.
A third commissioner seat at the agency remains to be filled.
2024-07-16T17:25:00Z By Jeff Dale
The data protection authority of Lithuania levied a fine of 2.4 million euros (U.S. $2.6 million) against Vinted UAB, an online clothing trading and exchange platform, for alleged violations of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation.
2024-04-19T19:16:00Z By Neil Hodge
Big Tech firms might need to rethink their plans to charge users for not selling their personal data for behavioral advertising following a decision by Europe’s primary data regulator.
2024-04-01T13:22:00Z By Neil Hodge
The European Union’s AI Act follows a risk-based approach: the higher the risk the artificial intelligence poses, the stricter the rules. Understanding each category is key to compliance.
2025-10-07T16:21:00Z By Charles Thomas, CW guest columnist
On a gray Tuesday morning, the audit seemed routine. A stack of binders sat on the table, the compliance officer was confident, and the regulator’s tone was cordial. Then came the question that changed everything.
2025-09-26T15:15:00Z By Kristy Grant-Hart guest columnist
When people ask me why I chose to be a compliance and ethics officer, my answer is simple: because what we do changes the world.
2025-09-26T11:00:00Z By Carrie Penman, CW guest columnist
When I first stepped into this profession, my title was not “Chief Compliance Officer.” It was “Ethics Officer.” At Westinghouse, I was tasked with launching a program that, at the time, felt experimental: a global, enterprise-wide ethics initiative built not on rules, but on values. I traded in my career ...
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