Heriot-Watt University needs to obtain and process certain information about our students to allow us to register students and organise courses, and to carry out other essential university activities.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) implemented in May 2018 stands as a landmark regulatory framework aimed at protecting personal data and privacy for individuals within the European Union ...

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Meta €251 million ($263.6M) over General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) violations arising from a 2018 personal data breach impacting 29 million ...

February 19, 2025 - Data laws are those laws specifically created to address issues regarding the collection and use of data about people. Data law is a part of cyberlaw, and cyberlaw is a part of all ...

The Data Protection and Digital Information (DPDI) Bill is the first major piece of data protection legislation since the UK left the European Union (EU) four years ago. Instead of completely ...