A New Era for Data Protection: Implementing the European Data Protection Reform – Brussels, Belgium
November 22, 2018 Designed to create a modern framework for data protection with increased legal certainty, protections and obligations, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Directive (DPD, so called Police Directive) came into force in May, having been agreed on by the European Parliament and Commission in 2015. The reforms […]
Where Health Data Ends and Personal Data Begins
Reflecting on the use of Personal Data in Health Insurance Risk Assessment Last week, ProPublica published an interesting article (link) about how health insurers are using personal data to supplant a patient's medical data in order to carry out a risk assessment of the individual and use this as a basis for determining, amongst other […]
Adaptant launches its Partner Programme and Signs Memorandum of Understanding with KnowNow
Munich, March 16th, 2018 About Adaptant’s Partner Programme Data Protection and privacy-preservation are more than just regulatory compliance. In order to unlock value in the evolving European data protection and privacy landscape, the fundamental role of the individual must be re-evaluated. Adaptant’s vision is that through empowering users to take control of their own data, […]
Annual Privacy Forum 2017 – Vienna, Austria
June 7-8, 2017 Electronic communication networks and interconnected digital services have become ubiquitous as they have permeated every fold of everyday life. At a time when automated profiling and electronic surveillance have become commodities, citizens and businesses alike may face limitations and threats when they have personal data processed or seek to protect their privacy […]
Adaptant joins the EU transparency register, gains European Parliament Accreditation
Adaptant is happy to announce that on October 2, 2015, as part of its on-going commitment to lobbying transparency, Adaptant has voluntarily enrolled in the European Union's Transparency Register -- a lobbyist register operated jointly by the European Parliament and European Commission, and has been registered under identification number 460594519070-95 (for an overview of activities, please see EU Public & […]