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UK Supreme Court Landmark Decision Limits Data Privacy Class Actions in the UK

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The UK Supreme Court handed down its much-anticipated decision in the Lloyd v Google LLC [2021] UKSC 50 case on 10 November 2021 restricting claimants’ ability to bring data privacy class actions in the UK under the (now...more

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Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - July 2020

In this month's edition, we examine the Court of Justice of the European Union's decision invalidating the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, as well as the U.S. government's response to the decision. We also examine two...more

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UK Supreme Court – Employers not liable for data breaches caused by rogue employees

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In a decision that will come as a relief to many businesses, the UK Supreme Court has unanimously held that companies should not be held vicariously liable for the actions of rogue employees who leak personal data....more

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COVID-19 and Data Protection Compliance

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Following the outbreak of COVID-19 and its development into a global pandemic, organisations have been implementing exceptional measures to safeguard employees, customers and others against the health threat that is being...more

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Best Practices for Responding to Subpoenas That Conflict With Foreign Data Privacy Laws

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Companies who do business in the United States and have documents located abroad must understand the potential conflicts between the broad extraterritorial discovery authorized by U.S. courts, and the major restrictions on...more

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Supermarket Held Vicariously Liable in UK’s First Data Leak Class Action

UK supermarket chain Morrisons has been held vicariously liable for the acts of a malicious employee in the UK’s first data leak class action. The issue began in 2014, when a disgruntled Morrison’s internal IT auditor posted...more

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Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - October 2018

In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the European Data Protection Board's published opinions on data protection impact assessments, an Ohio court's ruling that bitcoin is covered insured...more

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U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office Imposes Maximum Fine on Facebook

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The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office announced it will impose the maximum fine of $660,000 for Facebook’s breach of the U.K. Data Protection Act (see Notice of Intent). ...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2018 #4

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Russians Continue to Attack U.S. Energy and Power Sectors - Late last week, a joint statement by the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that the Russian government has been...more

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Subject Access Requests in the UK - An Update

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This OnPoint reports on the Court of Appeal judgment in Dawson-Damer & Ors v Taylor Wessing LLP, handed down on 16 February 2017, which addresses two key aspects of the legislation enabling individuals to lodge subject access...more

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UK's Information Commissioner’s Office issues guidance on dealing with requests from individuals for personal information

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Dealing with a subject access request (SAR), whether or not the person making the request is an employee, can be very time consuming. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued a Code of Practice in August 2013 on...more

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ICO Fine Signals International Risks of Data Breaches

On January 24, 2013, the UK Data Protection Watchdog — the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) — fined Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited £250,000 (about $400,000) for its alleged failure to implement...more

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The Sony data breach fine: A hand-slap from London now, but what would it have been under the proposed new EU Data Protection...

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Sony £250,000 for the widely publicized 2011 security breach during which hackers gained access to personal data (including credit card information) of over 77 million...more

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