Robert Bateman

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Post-graduate law degree, CIPP/E from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). Privacy and Data Protection Research Writer at TermsFeed.

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Robert is a freelance writer covering privacy, data protection, security, and AI. He is a respected voice on privacy and has covered been writing, researching, and leading conversations in the field since 2017. Throughout his career, Robert has interviewed some of the leading figures in privacy, including Max Schrems and Johnny Ryan. He has worked with dozens of high-profile privacy professionals and campaigners and has written about almost every aspect of data protection. Robert earned a post-graduate law degree in 2019 and a CIPP/E from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) in 2021. His 2019 research on the compatibility of the UK's "immigration exemption" in the Data Protection Act 2018 and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) won the DMH Stallard Prize for Best Project.

Protecting Personal Data in Your Business

The growth of digital record-keeping and internet communication has completely transformed society. As a result, personal data is collected and used by practically every business. Privacy and data protection laws vary in their scope and effectiveness. But common to many of these laws is a requirement to keep personal data...

How the GDPR Impacts Online Advertising

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is long in form, broad in scope, and powerful in its effect. Almost every company trading in the EU has had to consider how the GDPR will affect its operations. Online advertising is one of the business activities most significantly affected by the...

GDPR vs Australian Privacy Principles

Australia's Privacy Act 1988 provides a set of principles to be applied when working with personal information. These are known as the "Australian Privacy Principles" (APPs). Among other things, they provide rules about transparency, direct marketing, and security of personal information. The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) sets out rules...

Privacy Policy for Crashlytics

Crashlytics can be an effective and convenient way for you to discover the causes and severity of crashes in your app. But to do its job, Crashlytics needs to collect and analyze a lot of information about your users and their activity. You may not have really considered it, but this...

What Activities Count as Processing Under the GDPR?

The word "processing" appears in the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) over 630 times. The law features seven "principles of data processing." It requires companies to ensure the "resilience of processing systems." It even proclaims that "the processing of personal data should be designed to serve mankind." Processing personal...

Violation of Usage of Android Advertising ID Policy

A number of Android app developers have received a strongly worded email from Google recently. This email warns the developer that their app could be removed from the Google Play store. Sometimes it states that their app has already been removed. The developer is deemed guilty of the following: "Violation of...