Life With GDPR: Cathay Pacific Enforcement Action
Life With GDPR: Episode 30- British Airways Data Breach Enforcement Action
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As we noted in our 2023 DSIR, there has been a flurry of activity within the information governance space, at home and abroad. This activity deserves further analysis, because while it seems from a distance that there are...more
Update: UK international data transfer agreement and UK addendum to the EU standard contractual clauses now in force In February, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”), the United Kingdom (UK) data protection...more
This article explores the topic of appointed representatives under Article 27 of the GDPR. What are they? When do you need one? How is regulatory enforcement starting to play out in the EU and in the UK on this issue?...more
The Information Commissioner’s position paper on the UK government’s proposal for a trusted digital identity system provides insight into the interplay between data protection and digital identity. Key Points- •Given...more
UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - Cybersecurity Standards Issued for Government Contractors - On January 31, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and...more
The legal requirements for the use of cookies have been subject to discussion over the last few years, with little to no enforcement and guidance from European data protection authorities (DPAs). That has changed recently....more
Following in the footsteps of the CNIL and the ICO, the Berlin DPA will impose a multimillion-euro fine for breach of the GDPR. The Berlin Data Protection Authority (Berlin DPA) recently announced that it will issue a...more
Data protection authorities (DPAs) in the European Union (EU) continue to scrutinize practices in the adtech sector for compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and local data protection and...more
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we discuss Poland's potential exemptions from the new EU data law and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's recommendations for U.S. banks faced with...more
Brexit raises critical issues regarding the future transfer of personal data outside of the EU, not least as to the role of the UK Data Protection Authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”), and as to its...more
New York Attorney General Announces Record Number of Data Breach Notices in 2016 - On March 21, 2017, the New York Attorney General's Office announced that it received 1,300 reported data breaches in 2016—a 60 percent...more
Brexit — Keep Calm and Carry On - The Brexit referendum elicited strong feelings amongst “Leavers” and “Remainers”, and will likely continue to do so. In the UK it is generally not as common for co-workers to discuss...more
The UK’s new Prime Minister Theresa May has said: “The country voted to leave the European Union, and as prime minister I will make sure that we leave the European Union.” That seems like a clear statement, but the...more
A landmark decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has held that companies may no longer rely on “Safe Harbour” to justify transferring personal data from the European Union to the US, because the US Government has a...more