Sam Clark

Correspondent

Sam has covered data privacy and security in the UK and Ireland for MLex since November 2021. He previously covered data protection for trade publication Global Data Review, as well as reporting on technology, media and telecoms businesses for S&P Global. He has a bachelor’s degree in history and a master’s degree in journalism, both from the University of Kent.

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Selected Insights by Sam

Meta faces tough year ahead on data protection

10 January 2023 18:05 Sam Clark, Mike Swift

Meta Platforms faces another bruising year of global data protection enforcement in 2023
Principles on government access to personal data to be agreed by OECD negotiators this year

24 November 2022 12:15 Matthew Newman, Sam Clark, Mike Swift

International data flows could be shaped by a new declaration of “common principles” on governments’ access.
- Data Privacy and Security
- Cross-Jurisdiction
VoetbalTV’s ‘legitimate interests’ Dutch data fine overturned, but questions remain (update*)

27 July 2022 10:09 Sam Clark, Cynthia Kroet

A controversial data protection fine against a Dutch football television channel has been overturned
Italian warning on Google Analytics adds to EU-US data-transfer woes

23 June 2022 15:37 Sam Clark

EU-based websites mustn't use Google Analytics because of rules against transferring personal data to the US, the Italian privacy watchdog ruled.
Reforming GDPR enforcement is easier said than done

23 June 2022 12:54 Sam Clark, Matthew Newman, Nicholas Wallace

Enforcement of the GDPR against Big Tech is failing, and called for a more centralized approach.