A Push for More Data Privacy in New Zealand

By: Gary Gonzalez

Data privacy is a hot topic around the globe. The General Data Protection Regulation is a leading factor for this trend. The regulation affects all companies conducting business within the European Union. One of the countries seeking to increase its data privacy laws is New Zealand. The United States, however, has taken a step in the other direction. This paper will briefly touch on the upcoming changes to U.S. privacy laws, and then explain the proposed changes to New Zealand’s privacy laws.

MSU ILRAugust 29, 2017Gary Gonzalez, Data Privacy, New Zealand

Don’t Let Those Pesky Data Protection Laws Ruin Your Billion Dollar Idea

By Gary Gonzalez.

In an ever-increasing, technology dominated world, it is important for companies to understand what data they collect from their customers. Today's blog post discusses U.S. and E.U. privacy laws. In particular, it focuses on the U.S.'s COPPA and the E.U.'s GDPR.

MSU ILRApril 21, 2017Gary Gonzalez, IoT, Internet of Things, COPPA, GDPR, European Union

Watch Out: Your Privacy Policy may have International Implications

By Gary Gonzalez.

Last year, Facebook acquired WhatsApp for almost $19 Billion. Throughout the process, Facebook and WhatsApp told the public it would not change the data privacy that WhatsApp offered its customer. However, after the purchase was completed, Facebook changed its policy regarding the use of data from WhatsApp customers. Today's post discusses the international laws that the change implicates and how some courts are handling consumer's complaints.

MSU ILRFebruary 14, 2017Gary Gonzalez, Data Privacy, GDPR, EU Data Directive, Facebook, WhatsApp

Brexit: Don’t Leave Your Data Security Behind

by Gary Gonzalez.

This post focuses on the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union. In particular, it evaluates the affect of the vote on data privacy laws and why the United Kingdom should still comply with future European Union data privacy directives and regulations.

MSU ILRSeptember 1, 2016Brexit, Gary Gonzalez, Data Security

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