Cyberlaw by Eoin Campbell

The GDPR and the Brussels Effect

The General Data Protection Regulation came into effect throughout the member states of the European Union on the 25th May 2018. As you are no doubt already well aware, the GDPR is, in simple terms, […]

Cyberlaw by Eoin Campbell

Two years of the GDPR: What should American businesses have already learned? What can they now expect?

Implemented on the 25th of May 2018, Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), has now entered the terrible twos. Birthdays are an occasion to take stock, and this anniversary is particularly interesting from an American […]

Cyberlaw by Eoin Campbell

A Failure to Learn the Lesson?

Fresh Data Breach Heartbreak for Marriott Hotel Group In December 2018, Marriott International disclosed a breach which had impacted some 383 million guest records. Industry specialists at the time viewed the data failure as a […]

Cyberlaw by Eoin Campbell

Amazon Meets with GDPR Troubles on the Eve of Covid-19

Various industry specialists, including Adobe Analytics, have reported that increasing consumer concern, and indeed shop closures, following the worldwide COVID-19 outbreak is already influencing our online shopping behaviour in a significant manner. While traditional retailers […]

Cyberlaw by Eoin Campbell

GDPR celebrates its first birthday

Today marks the first anniversary of the introduction of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). As the solitary candle of the birthday cake is being blown out, we can take a moment to […]