All UK articles – Page 6
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ArticleBritish MPs warn UK-Japan trade deal has “profound implications for privacy”
A group of cross-party MPs say the UK-Japan trade deal has “profound implications for privacy and for international trade” and urges the government to provide more information before the Agreement is assented on or before December 7.
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VideoBrexit and Data Protection: How to Prepare in a State of Uncertainty
Every sector – from retail to financial services, BigTech to media – is affected in different ways by the ramifications of the UK’s departure from the EU.
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VideoThe Future of Data Transfers
As the UK nears its exit from the EU, organisations on both the UK and EU data flows will be impacted if adequacy isn’t achieved.
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VideoCookie Consent After Brexit - What to Expect in 2021
After years of political toing and froing, Brexit day had finally arrived on January 31, 2020. With 2021 approaching, the transition phase is slowly coming to an end.
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VideoSchrems II and Beyond: the Future of Data Transfers
The case brought by activist lawyer Max Schrems to the European Court of Justice has shaken up the foundation for the legal transfer of data between the EU and US with global ramifications.
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WebinarCrafting a solution to Schrems II: Is a permanent fix possible?
On July 16, the EU’s highest court once again delivered a bombshell data protection ruling by annulling the EU-US Privacy Shield.
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ArticleICO probes complaints following allegations Wagamama used Covid-19 track and trace data to survey customers
Wagamama customers in the UK have allegedly been sent a survey after sharing contact details for Covid-19 contact tracing, The Times reports.
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WebinarThe Schrems II Decision: What it Means for Privacy Programs
On 16 July, the Court of Justice of the European Union released its much-anticipated decision in the Schrems II case, invalidating the US-EU Privacy Shield and providing clarity around Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).
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NewsCJEU ruling poses threat to UK adequacy decision post-Brexit
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) yesterday ruled that the scope of European fundamental rights to privacy, data protection and freedom of expression extends to mass data retention and collection for national security purposes.
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ArticleHuman error reveals personal data of 18,000 Welsh Covid-19 sufferers
Public Health Wales yesterday announced a data breach involving the personally identifiable data of 18,105 people resident in Wales who had received a positive test for Covid-19.
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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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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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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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NewsPost-Brexit UK adequacy decision at risk
The EU’s data protection watchdog has said that the UK-US agreement entered into in 2019 could undermine the UK’s chances of receiving an adequacy decision
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VideoData Flows Post Brexit - Adequacy, the Future of Data Flows and SCCs
Video: Data Flows Post Brexit - Adequacy, the Future of Data Flows and SCCs
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ArticleUK government may harness users’ mobile phone data to trace COVID-19 patients
Emergency measures may be introduced by the UK government to trace the mobile phone data of those suspected to have contracted coronavirus.
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FeatureThe global evolution of data protection law
The introduction of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) at the beginning of the year continues a global trend of law-makers introducing new and more stringent rules for companies using individuals’ data.
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ebookThe GDPR Maturity Framework That Helps A DPO
The major challenge with designing, implementing and complying with GDPR legislation is knowing what good looks like; how do you know when you’ve got there? What is best practice?
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NewsPharmacy fined £275K for GDPR violation
A London pharmacy has incurred the UK’s first ever data protection fine of £275,000 for breaching the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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