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Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks | Issue 9

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 9/25/2023

Katten's Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks is a monthly newsletter highlighting the latest news and legal developments involving privacy, data and cybersecurity issues across the globe....more

UK Data Regulator Joins Scrutiny of WorldCoin

Dechert LLP on 8/23/2023

WorldCoin is a cryptocurrency project which uses iris scanning technology to issue a “World ID” as a digital identifier. Privacy concerns over WorldCoin have been voiced by several data protection authorities worldwide....more

Increasing global cybersecurity regulation of private companies on the near horizon

A&O Shearman on 4/25/2023

Within the past year, a number of countries around the world, including the United States, United Kingdom, France, and The Netherlands have initiated regulatory inquiries and developed new strategies for the purpose of more...more

The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: Taking Back Control of UK Data Protection?

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 8/4/2022

On 18 July 2022 the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (the Bill) was introduced for discussion into parliament, in one of the UK's first drives towards data protection reform after Brexit....more

UK Information Commissioner’s Office Issues Warning on Ransomware Payments

Alston & Bird on 7/14/2022

On July 8, 2022, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (UK ICO) together with the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), published a joint letter asking the Law Society of England & Wales to remind its members that they...more

The UK and global Data Protection landscape – seeing the bigger picture and navigating the maze

A&O Shearman on 6/16/2022

Introduction - The data protection landscape in the UK, and globally, continues to evolve. The pace and number of initiatives has continued into 2022. This requires a step back – to look for key trends and the most relevant...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - May 2022

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 6/3/2022

In this month’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we review Connecticut’s passage of a comprehensive privacy law (making it the fifth state to do so), the newly enacted federal Better Cybercrime Metrics Act, New York’s new law...more

The BR Privacy & Security Download: March 2022

Blank Rome LLP on 3/4/2022

Welcome to this month's issue of The BR Privacy & Security Download, the digital newsletter of Blank Rome’s Privacy, Security & Data Protection practice. ...more

Significant Changes Proposed to UK GDPR

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 9/23/2021

On September 10, the U.K. government launched a consultation “Data: A New Direction” (Consultation), which proposes significant changes to the U.K.’s data protection framework. The U.K. government has signalled its...more

UK Government launches consultation on proposed changes to the data landscape

A&O Shearman on 9/14/2021

On 9 September 2021, the UK’s Digital Secretary, Oliver Dowden, announced a series of reforms to drive innovation and growth in the UK’s data sector. The Government clarifies that one of the key objectives of the reforms is...more

Jones Day Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update | Vol. 27

Jones Day on 1/8/2021

United States - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standard - NIST Unveils Draft Guidance to Protect Critical Infrastructure - On October 22, 2020, the National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST")...more

Marriott Secures 80% Reduction in ICO Fine, but Here’s What You Missed…

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 11/20/2020

Hot on the heels of the £20 million fine issued to British Airways, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO“) has issued Marriott International Inc. (“Marriott“) with a long-awaited penalty notice for its failure to...more

What Might The BA And Marriott Fines Tell Us About The ICO’s Approach To Penalties?

A&O Shearman on 11/17/2020

Few will have been surprised that, when the ICO eventually published details of the BA and Marriott fines, the final penalties were very much lower than the £183+ million and £99+ million proposed in the original notices of...more

Marriott Cyberattack Fine Reduced as ICO Shifts Penalty Policy

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 11/10/2020

On 30 October 2020, the UK’s data privacy regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued a final penalty notice (Penalty Notice) to fine the hotel chain Marriott International, Inc. (Marriott) for a GDPR data...more

ICO GDPR Fines Reduced to £20m and £18.4m to Reflect British Airways and Marriott Mitigating Factors

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing on 11/6/2020

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently handed down two of the largest fines relating to a data breach in UK history. In August 2018, British Airways (BA) was subject to a cyberattack which breached the...more

British Airways Faces Significantly Reduced £20M Fine for GDPR Breach

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 10/26/2020

At £20 million, the fine imposed on British Airways (BA) for its infringement of the General Data Protection Regulation is the biggest fine of its kind in the history of the U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)....more

Life With GDPR: Cathay Pacific Enforcement Action

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 4/9/2020

In this episode of Life with GDPR, Jonathan Armstrong and Tom Fox consider the recently released UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Cathay Pacific Airways Limited fine of £500,000 for failing to protect the security...more

Right Of Access Under GDPR: Draft Guidance From The UK ICO

Fox Rothschild LLP on 12/30/2019

The United Kingdom's Information Commissioner's Office has issued, for public consultation, draft guidance on the right of access under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Key takeaways: To Prepare for a Data...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Due Diligence – No Longer Optional: Company Fined $124 Million for Pre-Merger Compromise

Baker Donelson on 7/30/2019

In early July, a global hospitality company announced in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing that it had been fined more than $124 million (more than £99 million) by the United Kingdom's Information...more

Privacy and Data Security Alert | July 2019 #2

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 7/17/2019

British Data Protection Authority Flexes GDPR Enforcement Muscles - No longer is the bark of sanctions for lax data protection practices worse than its bite. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)—the United Kingdom's...more

Bite in the Tail for British Airways and No Holiday for Marriott - UK Information Commissioner's Office Imposes Fines on Airline...

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 7/16/2019

Key Takeaways - - The proposed £183 million and £99.2 million fines against British Airways and Marriott, respectively, by the UK’s ICO emphasise: - The need for companies to maintain appropriate data protection practices...more

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