As the world focuses its efforts on the right strategy to beat the coronavirus and make normal life safe again, businesses are devising and implementing a variety of measures to deal with the COVID-19 crisis which rely on the...more
5/21/2020
/ Clinical Trials ,
Cloud Computing ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Screening Procedures
The world is on a mission: beating the coronavirus and making normal life safe again. This is a scientific and medical challenge like no other, but our collective hope is that a viable solution will be found. In parallel,...more
The role of COVID-19 contact tracing apps in the exit strategy of the current lockdown that is gripping much of the world is increasingly becoming a focus of attention. ...more
Across the world, large retail stores and small businesses alike are shutting their doors. International flights and sporting events, conferences and concerts (and everything in between) are being cancelled. ...more
As highlighted by our new Privacy 2040 initiative, there have never been more opportunities to shape the existing and future privacy and cybersecurity legal framework. ...more
On January 15, the Court of Justice of the European Union’s (CJEU) Advocate General (AG) Manuel Campos Sánchez-Bordona delivered his Opinion on four references for preliminary rulings on the topic of retention of and access...more
1/20/2020
/ Advocate General ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Retention ,
e-Privacy Directive ,
Electronic Communications ,
Electronic Data Transmissions ,
EU ,
Government Agencies ,
Investigatory Powers Act 2016 ,
National Security ,
Personal Data ,
Right of Access ,
Telecommunications Act ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
On 10 January 2017, the European Commission issued a proposal for a new ePrivacy Regulation (ePR) triggering a legislative process that is still ongoing. The proposed ePR was intended to replace the existing ePrivacy...more
11/26/2019
/ Blockchain ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
E-Commerce ,
e-Privacy Directive ,
Electronic Communications ,
EU ,
Framework Agreement ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Innovative Technology ,
Internet of Things ,
Personal Data ,
Risk-Based Approaches
The General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) provides means to enforce provisions related to personal data processing by you as a data controller or data processor. It introduces collective actions everywhere in...more
11/22/2019
/ Burden of Proof ,
Class Action ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Commission ,
Evidence ,
Forum Shopping ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Private Right of Action ,
Risk Management ,
Russia
As a global insurance industry team, we aim to follow industry trends and developments as closely as possible in order to deliver well informed perspectives and thought leadership to our clients and contacts.
In the newly...more
5/22/2019
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Business Transfer Agreements ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Data Protection ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Insurance ,
Insurance Regulations ,
Reinsurance ,
Solvency II ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has adopted the narrowest possible interpretation of ‘contractual necessity’ as a ground for processing of personal data. ...more
On 12 March 2019 at its Eighth Plenary Session, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) adopted its Opinion 5/2019 on the interplay between the ePrivacy Directive (“ePD”) and the General Data Protection Regulation...more
Amid the constitutional and political uncertainties surrounding the Brexit process, the UK Government has provided welcome assurance on the data protection front. ...more
The draft text of the EU-UK withdrawal agreement was published by the UK Government and the European Union Wednesday, providing some of the first concrete indicators of the possible direction of travel in the area of data...more
As part of its preparations for a “no deal” scenario when the Article 50 negotiating period comes to an end on 29 March 2019, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (“DDCMS”) has released guidance on “Data...more
More than 15 years after the adoption of the Data Protection Directive, the European Commission noticed that the current legislative framework on data protection did not adequately deal with the risks associated with online...more
8/15/2018
/ Civil Liability ,
Class Action ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Internet ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Risk Management
A data lake is an infrastructure that permits different data sets from within a group to be combined and analysed together.
To analyse a data lake under GDPR, it is helpful to think of a data lake in two phases, which we...more
8/9/2018
/ Data Collection ,
Data Controller ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Privacy Policy ,
Risk Mitigation
“Getting to Data Nirvana” is our four-step approach to help you integrate your legal, regulatory and compliance work streams into your organisation’s overall data strategy.
...more
7/31/2018
/ Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management
The UK Government is realistically ambitious in terms of achieving two objectives: (a) the continued exchange of personal data between the UK and the EU, and (b) the ICO’s participation in the One Stop Shop mechanism of...more
The complexity of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) is often alleviated by the guidance of regulatory authorities who contribute their practical interpretation of the black letter of the law and provide...more
To say that the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR or the Regulation) will change the existing data protection framework in Europe is an understatement. In less than a year, an ambitious, complex and strict law will...more
To say that the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR or the Regulation) will change the existing data protection framework in Europe is an understatement. In less than a year, an ambitious, complex and strict law will...more
The European Commission has released its proposal for a new EU e-Privacy Regulation that will replace the existing e-Privacy Directive. The high level aim of the draft e-Privacy Regulation is to harmonise the specific...more