What new guidance on anonymisation from the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) means for healthcare and life sciences companies....more
For deidentification under the traditional laws like HIPAA, removal of identifiers qualifies. That was a key facet of what I discussed last week on an anonymization panel during the IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress...more
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
The UK government set out its detailed proposals for data protection reform on 18 July 2022 in the form of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill. Compared with some of the radical ideas in the 2021 public...more
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued guidance on pseudonymisation. Here are some key points: What is it? At a basic level, pseudonymisation starts with a single input (the original data) and...more
The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office has released the second chapter in its anonymization guide for public comment. Here are some key points: An effective anonymization process seeks to reduce the...more
Research participants must identify which data sets constitute personal data to ensure compliance with the GDPR. The UK Medical Research Council (MRC) has published a useful guidance note on the identifiability,...more
Anonymisation has always been (and still is) a real challenge for those carrying out clinical research. To shed some light on this matter, the Medical Research Council (MCR) – which is part of UK Research and Innovation – has...more
EU Employment Issues In M&A Transactions - Across industry sectors, there is one thing that all organizations have in common—people. Every organization needs a workforce to steer it in the right direction. This means...more