Europe

The biggest unifying force in Europe may be cybersecurity regulation. Despite Brexit and the wavering EU support in France, all 28 EU member states are implementing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which goes into effect in May, 2018.  GDPR will standardize cybersecurity across all 28 member states, including the UK, Brexit or not. GDPR aims to protect the rights and data of any EU citizen or resident by requiring those companies who access their data to clearly [...]

Recently, we were asked to discuss the RPost electronic signature service in view of “European Directive 1999/93/CE on electronic signatures,” a Directive aimed at creating common standards for legal recognition of electronic signatures within EU member states. “European Directive 1999/93/CE on electronic signatures” introduces several key requirements and definitions: T [...]