All Legal & Regulation articles – Page 27
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NewsTikTok fights US ban in federal court challenge
Tiktok has gone to court to challenge Donald Trump’s executive order banning US transactions with its owner.
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NewsICO still probing GDPR concerns despite UK exam results U-turn
The Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK confirmed today its enquiries into data protection issues are ongoing following examinations body Ofqual’s use of a controversial algorithm for A-level exam grades.
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FeatureUK Data Protection Index: first findings published
Data protection professionals are calling out for more investment for internal resources, software systems and staff training, but only a quarter expect their budget to increase in the next 12 months, according to the findings of the first UK Data Protection Index.
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NewsTrump bans Chinese apps WeChat and TikTok over data collection and national security concerns
The Trump administration targeted WeChat and TikTok on Thursday by announcing executive orders banning US transactions with Chinese owners Tencent Holdings Ltd and ByteDance, Reuters has reported.
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ResearchCharting the UK Data Protection Profession: August 2020 Report
Data Protection World Forum and the DPO Centre are announcing the findings of the first UK Data Protection Index – a quarterly survey of a panel of UK data protection and privacy professionals.
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ArticleDanish hotel group fined for failing to delete customers’ details
The Arp-Hansen Hotel Group in Denmark has been fined 1.1m Danish crowns (US$170,000, €148,000) and referred to the police by the country’s data protection authority (Datatilsynet) for storing information on clients longer than necessary.
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ebookData Protection Compliance in the UK
How to get your company prepared for 2021 GDPR changes and beyond.
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NewsFacebook sues EU over ‘exceptionally broad’ data requests in competition investigations
Facebook is taking EU competition authorities to court over data requests in two ongoing European Commission investigations into the company which, Facebook contends, are excessive.
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VideoWhy isn’t There a Data Privacy Federal Law Already?
Hosted by: Daniel Castro (Director, Center for Data Innovation), James A. Trilling (Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, Federal Trade Commission), Jasmine McNealy (Associate Professor – Department of Telecommunication, University of Florida), Erinn D. Martin (Policy Counsel, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law) ...
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VideoSchrems II: Experts React to Max Schrems vs Facebook Decision
The decision by The Court of Justice of the European Union on 16 July marks a landmark case on the future of international data flows.
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VideoThe Global Controversy about Facial Recognition Technology
Advances in facial recognition technology (FRT) has resulted in a massive expansion of both its use by law enforcement and private companies to identify people in public spaces. However, critics have been calling for strict controls or outright bans on the technology for years as it has serious data privacy concerns about mass surveillance.
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VideoHow the UK Parliament is Combatting Online Attacks on Elections
Hosted by: Lord Holmes of Richmond (Member of Select Committee on Democracy and Digital Technologies), Joe Tidy (Cyber Correspondent, BBC News) Video: Protecting Democracy: How the UK Parliament is Combatting Online Attacks on Elections
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BlogFour steps to staying CCPA compliant
When GDPR rolled out on May 25, 2018, the fines were so high that many companies questioned if they would even be enforced. It wasn’t until this last year when The Information Commissioner’s Office fined British Airways $230M as a result of its 2018 data breach that organisations realised these fines were taken very seriously. But the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which was put in effect on January 1, 2020, raised a new standard for consumer privacy rights at the U.S. state level and this time, the fines are being taken seriously starting day one.
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VideoGetting India’s Small Businesses Ready for New Regulation
Hosted by: Janhvi Pradhan Deshmukh (Partner and Lead Legal Counsel, Startup Box) Na. Vijayashankar (Naavi) (Executive Chairman, Foundation of Data Protection Professionals in India) Tripti Dhar (Partner, Reina Legal LLP) Video: Getting India’s Small Businesses Re…
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VideoGDPR Refresh: It’s All About Consent
Hosted by: Helen Woollett (DPO, Body Shop) Jill Baehring (Commercial Quality and Oversight Privacy Lead, Pfizer- Germany) Vickie Guilloit (Partner, Privacy Culture) Jehanne Zkhiri (Compliance Specialist, Didomi) Video: GDPR Refresh: It’s All About Consent
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VideoSchrems II: Max Schrems in Conversation with Vickie Guilloit
Austrian Lawyer and Privacy Activist Max Schrems was part of one of the most important international privacy cases in recent history. His case (Schrems I) resulted in the Court of Justice of the European Union to invalidate the Safe Harbor arrangement which governs data transfers between the EU and the US.
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ebookCOVID-19 Reopening Playbook: Privacy, Security, & Technology Best Practices
As more businesses move further into reopening phases, they are placing a priority on understanding what is necessary to keep employees and consumers safe – and feeling safe.
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ebookManaging the Lifecycle of Sensitive Data with the Privitar Data Privacy Platform
There was a time when data collected about individuals was limited, was spread across multiple systems and was difficult to connect. Regulations were limited or non-existent. Data privacy protections were rudimentary.
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WebinarData discovery, the foundation of any compliance or regulatory obligation
The greatest threat to any business is the hidden data you don’t know about.
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NewsPrivacy lawyer gives insight on the disruption expected after Schrems II ruling
Abigail Dubiniecki, freelance lawyer and privacy professional, talks with PrivSec about the likely complications that will follow the invalidation of the Privacy Shield and the new terms of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).
