The privacy organisation noyb will file more than 10,000 complaints for use of cookies contrary to its interpretation of compliance.
On 31 May 2021, the nonprofit privacy organisation noyb (short for “none of your...more
Latham develops new resource to identify considerations for assessing SCC and BCR data transfers in Europe.
Following the Schrems II decision in July 2020, organisations relying on the standard contractual clauses (SCCs) or...more
After the recent two-year anniversary of the GDPR, one fundamental question remains — who does the GDPR apply to?
Last month marked the two-year anniversary of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), but its...more
“Business as usual” for UK-EU data protection transition in 2020.
On 29 January 2020, the EU Parliament approved the UK Withdrawal Agreement after the UK Parliament’s ratification via the EU Withdrawal Act 2020 on 23 January...more
2/14/2020
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EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation 2003 (PECR). ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Withdrawal Agreement
Potential amendments to the PDPO would impose much stricter controls on organisations that process personal data of individuals located in Hong Kong.
Key Points:
..On 20 January 2020 the Legislative Council debated...more
Data protection violations may result in German authorities imposing significantly increased fines.
The Conference of the German Data Protection Authorities (DSK) ? the joint body of the German data protection authorities...more
10/4/2019
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Calculation of Penalties ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Fines ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Germany ,
Risk Management
UK publishes White Paper with hard-hitting regulatory proposals to tackle online harms.
On 8 April 2019, the Home Office and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) published an “Online Harms White Paper”,...more
4/11/2019
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Civil Liability ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Liability ,
Duty of Care ,
E-Commerce ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Exploitation ,
Online Platforms ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Social Networks ,
Terrorist Threats ,
UK ,
UK Data Protection Act ,
White Papers
“It is often said that there are two kinds of companies out there — those that have suffered a data breach and those that will have one,” said Latham & Watkins partner Kevin Boyle. “So it makes a lot of sense to be prepared...more