Companies subject to India’s new data protection law should assess practical implications.
The Indian parliament enacted India’s first comprehensive data protection law on 11 August 2023, namely the Digital Personal Data...more
The updated reform legislation provides welcome guidance and clarifications on aspects such as legitimate interests and accountability, without substantially shifting the approach proposed under the existing reform bill. ...more
Organisations should expect increased scrutiny and enforcement activity around the role of data protection officers in the coming year.
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has announced that its coordinated...more
3/27/2023
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Areas of interest include anonymisation, “recognised legitimate interests”, and the ICO’s role.
The UK Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (the Bill) sets out the government’s proposals for reforming the current...more
8/19/2022
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The bill would largely build on the UK data protection regime’s EU GDPR-style framework, albeit with UK-specific provisions.
The UK government introduced the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (the Bill) to...more
UK government sets out ambitious proposal for reforming the UK data protection landscape.
On 17 June 2022, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) published its response to its consultation “Data: a new...more
7/13/2022
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The EDPB sets out relevant steps and factors that EU supervisory authorities should consider when calculating administrative fines under the GDPR.
On 16 May 2022, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted draft...more
6/1/2022
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The French Data Protection Authority’s white paper discusses how companies can comply with data privacy and security obligations.
The use of card, contactless, and innovative digital payment solutions has significantly...more
11/9/2021
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Companies have three months to prepare to use the latest standard contractual clauses for new data transfers, and 18 months to migrate existing arrangements.
On 4 June 2021, the European Commission released its...more
6/28/2021
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Die Datenschutzorganisation noyb droht mit über 10.000 Beschwerden wegen möglicher rechtswidriger Verwendung von Cookies.
Am 31. Mai 2021 startete die Datenschutzorganisation noyb (die Abkürzung steht für „none of your...more
As contactless transactions boom, EU regulators publish draft guidelines on the interplay between the GDPR and PSD2.
Last year, more than half of all payments in the UK were made by card and contactless methods, while cash...more
11/4/2020
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Swiss companies are advised to take additional measures when transferring personal data from Switzerland to the US.
On 8 September 2020, the Swiss data protection authority, Adrian Lobsiger (the Federal Data Protection and...more