In a recent decision, the Upper Tribunal dismissed an appeal by the UK Information Commissioner, finding that Experian’s data processing practices had in fact been lawful.
The appeal focussed on whether Experian had...more
A UK High Court decision of 8 March 2022 in the case of SMO v TikTok, Inc. and Others has attracted attention in the wake of the UK Supreme Court’s decision last year in Lloyd v Google. The Supreme Court’s decision put the...more
4/1/2022
/ Class Action ,
Data Privacy ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Monetization ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Personal Data ,
Social Media ,
TikTok ,
UK
On Friday, March 25, President Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a new agreement in principle for trans-Atlantic data flows. Although details about the new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy...more
3/30/2022
/ Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Framework ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform
On 23 February 2022, the European Commission published its draft Data Act (the Act). The aim of the Act is to “ensure fairness in the digital environment, stimulate a competitive data market, open opportunities for...more
On 10 November 2021, the UK Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited decision in Lloyd v Google LLC. In what will be seen as a landmark decision in the fields of data protection and collective actions in the UK, the Supreme...more
Since 2018, the decision-making arsenal of the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) has included the Regulatory Panel, a body tasked with making independent recommendations to the Commissioner regarding proposed...more
10/21/2021
/ Big Tech ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Management ,
Data Protection ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Regulatory Oversight Committee ,
Risk Management ,
UK ,
UK ICO ,
UK Regulatory Reforms