Advocate General Spielmann opines that personal data can be pseudonymous in the hands of one party and anonymous in the hands of another....more
2/20/2025
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Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data-Sharing ,
EDPS ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Legal Opinion ,
Personal Data ,
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Privacy Laws ,
Transparency
The CJEU has decided that the maximum thresholds for GDPR fines should be calculated using the global turnover of the broader corporate group, not solely the infringing entity....more
2/20/2025
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Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Multinationals ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws
The draft guidelines provide further clarification to the EDPB’s interpretation of legitimate interests, and suggest a potential divergence with the UK ICO....more
11/25/2024
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Data Controller ,
Data Processors ,
Draft Guidance ,
EU ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Marketing ,
Multi-Factor Test ,
Personal Data ,
UK
Latham & Watkins and Privacy Laws & Business recently co-hosted a webinar looking back on the first eight months since the UK-US Data Bridge entered into force. Speakers from the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and...more
9/6/2024
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Data Protection ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Jurisdiction ,
Personal Data ,
Self-Certification ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
UK
Companies subject to India’s new data protection law should assess practical implications.
The Indian parliament enacted India’s first comprehensive data protection law on 11 August 2023, namely the Digital Personal Data...more
The updated reform legislation provides welcome guidance and clarifications on aspects such as legitimate interests and accountability, without substantially shifting the approach proposed under the existing reform bill. ...more
Organisations should expect increased scrutiny and enforcement activity around the role of data protection officers in the coming year.
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has announced that its coordinated...more
3/27/2023
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Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) ,
Data Protection Officers (DPOs) ,
EU ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Harmonization ,
Personal Data
Areas of interest include anonymisation, “recognised legitimate interests”, and the ICO’s role.
The UK Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (the Bill) sets out the government’s proposals for reforming the current...more
8/19/2022
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Compliance ,
Data Controller ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Electronic Communications ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Personal Data ,
Proposed Legislation ,
UK ,
UK Data Protection Act
The bill would largely build on the UK data protection regime’s EU GDPR-style framework, albeit with UK-specific provisions.
The UK government introduced the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (the Bill) to...more
UK government sets out ambitious proposal for reforming the UK data protection landscape.
On 17 June 2022, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) published its response to its consultation “Data: a new...more
7/13/2022
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Data Protection ,
e-Privacy Directive ,
Electronic Communications ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
UK ,
UK GDPR
Companies have three months to prepare to use the latest standard contractual clauses for new data transfers, and 18 months to migrate existing arrangements.
On 4 June 2021, the European Commission released its...more
6/28/2021
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Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
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EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
FISA ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
UK
As the Brexit transition period draws to a close, businesses will need to consider their data protection efforts to comply with both UK and EU regimes.
The end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020 will have...more
The European Commission has published draft updated standard contractual clauses in light of the Schrems II decision.
On 12 November 2020, the European Commission (the Commission) published a draft implementing decision,...more
12/8/2020
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European Commission ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
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International Data Transfers ,
Member State ,
Personal Data ,
Public Consultations ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
UK
The EDPB takes a strict approach in its recent guidance on international data transfers following Schrems II, posing a difficult challenge for businesses.
On 10 November, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) released...more
As contactless transactions boom, EU regulators publish draft guidelines on the interplay between the GDPR and PSD2.
Last year, more than half of all payments in the UK were made by card and contactless methods, while cash...more
11/4/2020
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Anti-Terrorism Financing ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
Financial Institutions ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Member State ,
New Guidance ,
Payment Systems ,
Personal Data ,
PSD2
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has a new data protection law and regulations: the Data Protection Law DIFC Law No. 5 of 2020 (DIFC DP Law) and the Data Protection Regulations (DIFC DP Regulations, and...more
UK government encourages regulated firms to share customer information within corporate groups, highlighting interaction with firms’ obligations under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and GDPR.
The UK government has...more
Not too long ago, an investment manager looking to invest in a company might conduct due diligence, attend investor relation calls, peruse quarterly or annual filings, and consider standard ratios such as price to earnings...more
3/5/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Data Privacy ,
EU ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
MiFID ,
Regulation S-P ,
Risk Management ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Securities Exchange Act
The FCA is considering whether alternative data could introduce new risks to market integrity.
The FCA’s recently published Insight article explores how alternative data might give rise to market abuse risks. The article...more
Insights from Latham’s flagship event: Managing the risk and promise of digitisation in financial services.
In a bid to keep pace with rapid advances in cloud adoption across financial services, regulators have published a...more
11/12/2019
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Cloud Storage ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Insurance Industry ,
New Guidance ,
Open Banking ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reinsurance
How can private equity firms identify and mitigate inherited liability risk from vulnerable portfolio companies?
Ongoing big ticket regulatory fines coupled with high profile corporate veil cases indicate that private...more
9/30/2019
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British Airways ,
Data Breach ,
Due Diligence ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Mergers ,
Piercing the Corporate Veil ,
Portfolio Companies ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Successor Liability ,
UK
Recent action by the Hamburg authority may present implications for companies regulated by a lead data protection supervisory authority in Europe.
A German supervisory authority has initiated an investigation into Google’s...more
UK confirms reciprocal requirements for digital services providers to appoint UK representatives for NIS purposes, following Brexit.
Following a consultation process, the UK government has now confirmed that it will put...more
Das ICO kündigt an, Bußgelder gegen British Airways und Marriott zu verhängen. Was ist passiert, wie geht es weiter?
Am 8. Juli 2019 kündigte das Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) an, gegen British Airways wegen...more
The guidance clarifies the interplay between the PECR and GDPR and provides practical steps to achieving cookie compliance.
The UK’s data protection supervisory authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO),...more