Laura Linkomies is Editor of Privacy Laws & Business International and UK Reports, and PL&B enews service. Laura oversees the whole editorial process from researching, commissioning and managing freelancers to writing about a wide range of legislative and management issues within privacy, data protection and freedom of information. She also assists in conference planning and public relations, and provides secretariat services for the PL&B European Privacy Officers’ Network.
Laura first joined Privacy Laws & Business as Associate Editor in 1997. In addition to editing the International Report, she produced a series of Compliance Guides on the UK Data Protection Act, and launched the UK Report before taking a career break in 2001-2002.
Before joining Privacy Laws & Business, she worked at the UK Information Commissioner's Office as a European Secretariat Officer facilitating co-operation with European Union national Data Protection Commissioners. Laura has also worked as freelance business content writer for Sweet & Maxwell, and written for several publications in Finland.
Laura holds a Masters degree in Political Science and Journalism from University of Tampere, Finland, and Advanced Certificate in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing. She is fluent in English and Finnish, and has a good working knowledge of Swedish, Italian and German.