The National Data Exchange (N-DEx) 4.0 Information Exchange Package Documentation (IEPD) is available for public review and comments until July 9, 2019. The IEPD is located on the N-DEx webpage under the Technical Tools section, near the bottom of the page. The goal of this IEPD is to simplify, streamline, and increase efficiency in performing data integration efforts between criminal justice agencies and the N-DEx System. The IEPD defines what constitutes a criminal justice information exchange between the N-DEx System and a state, local, tribal, or federal criminal justice agency. It also provides N-DEx System data specifications and the information content and structure for various type
PRESS RELEASE IALRI has joined the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) STOP. THINK. CONNECT.™ Campaign. This national public awareness campaign aims to increase the understanding of cyber threats and empower the American public to be safer and more secure online. As IALRI continues to embrace the conveniences of connecting to the Internet on the go, it is essential to protect our information. Being more aware of cybersecurity risks and taking a few simple steps can make a big difference in our overall online safety. That is why IALRI has joined the Department of Homeland Security’s STOP. THINK. CONNECT.™ Campaign. Cyberspace touches nearly every part of our daily lives. It in
Blanket data retention has been prohibited in several court decisions by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and the German Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG). In spite of this, some of the EU Member States want to reintroduce it for the use by law enforcement authorities – through a back door in the ePrivacy Regulation. The ePrivacy Regulation The ePrivacy Regulation, which is currently under negotiation, is aimed at ensuring privacy and confidentiality of communications in the electronic communications, by complementing and particularising the matters covered in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Confidentiality of communications is currently covered by the ePrivacy
After a process that took more than five years, the National Assembly of Serbia finally adopted a new Law on Personal Data Protection in November 2018. The law closely follows EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), almost to the point of literal translation into Serbian of some parts of the text. That was expected, due to Serbia’s EU membership candidacy. However, it seems it will be very difficult to implement the new legislation in practice - and thereby actually make a difference, as there are numerous flaws that were overlooked when the law was drafted and enacted. There is not a high level of privacy culture in Serbia and therefore the majority of people are not awar