In a series on data protection, The Lawyer features industry experts' insights on legislative requirements. With EU regulations governing the use of cookies for online tracking changing, Melanie Hatton of Latitude Digital Marketing notes, "As ever, the devil is in the detail, or in this case the lack of it," stressing that the "directive is open to interpretation" in terms of using cookies to track Web users' online behavior. Janice More of Heinz European, meanwhile, speaks to the company's efforts to address cross-border data transfer regulations. "The primary objective of the Heinz data compliance project was to ensure compliance with data privacy where Heinz employee data might be exported across our international network of offices and businesses."

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