Global Data Review recently reached out for comments on a recently announced collaboration between the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States and Facebook. Under the initiative, the OECS will have access to Facebook’s Disaster Maps feature in the event of natural disasters. Links: Read the Global Data Review article here [subscription required]; a copy of the […]
Category Archives: privacy and data protection
Jamaica’s Court declares freestanding constitutional right to informational privacy
a general right to privacy must be read into the Jamaican Constitution
[Presentation] Data Protection: What Service Providers Should Know – Bimtech Digital Forum 2018
I was one of the speakers at the Bimtech Digital Forum 2018. The forum focused on pertinent considerations for service sector entities participating in the digital economy. The forum was put on by the Barbados Coalition of Service Industries (BCSI) which is dedicated to the acceleration of service sector development and enhancing the export potential of service […]
Barbados Privacy Bill 2018 released for public comments til July 31, 2018
The Government of Barbados has released for comment, a 2018 draft of the Data Protection Bill (Mirror ). The draft bill is open for public input until July 31, 2018. While the timing is somewhat short for a bill with such far reaching implications, I think its commendable that the bill is being opened up to […]
State of Privacy Laws in CARICOM/CARIFORUM: Presentation at the Caribbean IGF 2018
I was pleased to be asked to co-present with Carlton Samuels at the just-concluded Caribbean Internet Governance Forum (“CIGF”). The CIGF, which was held in Suriname this year, is in its 14th year – which makes it, arguably, the longest running regional IGF in the entire world. This year’s agenda was fairly heavy on the […]
Guest Spot on the ICT Pulse Podcast discussing GDPR
I was really pleased to discuss the impending General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) with Michele Maurius of ICT Pulse recently. On the eve of the GDPR’s commencement, it offered an opportunity to discuss the scope of the new law and, importantly, the potential extra-territorial implications for the Caribbean. Link: http://www.ict-pulse.com/2018/05/ictp-005-nuts-bolts-gdpr-bartlett-morgan/
Published: The Why and How of Taking Privacy Seriously
I recently published an article with practical tips for businesses who wish to give serious consideration to privacy and protecting their customers’ data. My article appears in Vol 4 of the Exporter magazine which is published by the Barbados Coalition of Service Industries. This edition of the magazine’s theme is “ICT in a 21st Century […]
Charles Leacock Q.C. – Internet Law in Barbados
This is a video recording of a presentation by Charles Leacock, Q.C. on the state of internet laws in Barbados. The presentation was given at the inaugural Barbados Internet Governance Forum and does an excellent job of outlining the existing digital law legislative framework at play in Barbados. The presentation touches on the: Telecommunications Act; […]
Disclosure of Trinidadian Minister’s telephone records reiterates need for privacy legislation
Newsday Trinidad reports that the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT), has issued a reminder to the telecos in the twin-island republic to protect the data of their customers. TATT’s reminder comes in the wake of the public disclosure of the telephone records of a government minister. The minister’s unfortunate circumstances aside, this story […]
Much needed privacy act coming to Jamaica
A privacy and data protection act is to be tabled in Jamaica in the next three months. Andrew Wheatley, the government minister responsible for technology, made the disclosure via the Jamaica Information Service website recently. This is the third such public announcement by the Minister in five months (See here and here). Presumably, therefore, there is substance […]