Data protection
The EECC, the ePD and the GDPR – a complex interplay creating a breach notification nightmare for providers of communications services
What impact will the implementation of the new Directive establishing the European Electronic Communications Code (2018/1972) (EECC) have on the scope and application of the ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC) (ePD) for providers of electronic communication services?
Read moreH&M hit with €35.3m fine for GDPR employee breach
How did H&M’s internal data collection processes land it with the second largest fine in data breach history?
Read moreICO publishes guidance on AI decision making
How can companies comply with data regulation when using AI to make decisions affecting individuals?
Read moreEU social media targeting guidelines – call for feedback
Who are the key actors in the targeting of social media users, and what can they learn from the EU's new social media targeting guidelines?
Read moreDMA issues “Seven-Step Ad Tech Guide” in a bid to restore trust in online advertising
What needs to be done by UK businesses actively engaged in the programmatic delivery of digital advertising to ensure they protect the rights of individuals?
Read moreData regulation and oral communications
David Scott v LGBT Foundation Ltd [2020] EWHC 483 (QB) (3 March 2020)
Read moreEuropean Commission and EDPB lay out framework for privacy compliant contact tracing apps
How do we balance the need for contact tracing with data protection regulation?
Read moreCOVID-19 testing and monitoring in the workplace
Can employers test and monitor employees during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Read moreICO outlines priorities and regulatory approach during the coronavirus public health emergency
How has the ICO reshaped its priorities for regulating UK data protection during COVID-19?
Read moreICO issues guidance on artificial intelligence: explaining the “black box”
What steps do businesses need to take to comply with the ICO’s new guidance on artificial intelligence?
Read moreGovernment publishes approach to post-Brexit trade deal with the EU
What is the Government’s approach to a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU?
Read moreWM Morrison Supermarkets plc v Various Claimants – Supreme Court rules on vicarious liability for unlawful disclosure of personal data by rogue employee
Can an employer be held vicariously liable for the actions of a rogue employee leaking data?
Read moreAshley Judith Dawson-Damer v Taylor Wessing LLP – Court of Appeal rules on legal professional privilege and “relevant filing system” in subject access dispute
Do paper files constitute a “relevant filing system” for the purposes of subject access requests (SARs)? Can legal professional privilege (LPP) be used to block a SAR made by a data subject that is owed a duty of “joint privilege” along with the lawyer’s primary client?
Read moreGDPR Codes of Conduct and Certification schemes – the ICO is “open for business”
What is the ICO doing to make it easier for industry specific sectors to comply with GDPR? What is the benefit to businesses in adopting accredited codes of conduct?
Read moreContinuing the free flow of personal data between the EU and the UK post-Brexit: DCMS Explanatory Framework for adequacy discussions
How might the Explanatory Framework recently published by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) assist with enabling the continued free flow of data between the EU and the UK post-Brexit and how might the UK Government’s approach to the COVID-19 pandemic affect this?
Read moreCookie walls and scrolling – updated EDPB guidance
Are cookie walls permissible? Can scrolling through a website constitute “consent”?
Read moreCJEU's CCTV ruling: guidance on legitimate interests processing
Case C-708/18 TK v Asociaţia de Proprietari bloc M5A-ScaraA EU:C:2019:1064
Read moreEPDB guidelines: Data Protection by Design and by Default
How familiar are you with the obligations in the GDPR to protect personal data by design and default (DPbDD)? And what practical measures can you take to help ensure compliance?
Read moreSchrems II - Advocate General's Opinion
Case C-311/18 Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Ltd
Read moreICO issues monetary penalty notice against Cathay Pacific for data breach
When is the ICO likely to impose its maximum fine for a data breach?
Read moreICO monetary penalty notice against DSG Retail Ltd for data breach
What factors did the ICO take into account when issuing the maximum £500,000 penalty (under the old Data Protection Act) against DSG for a data security breach relating to its Point of Sale (POS) payment terminals?
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