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Paul Hastings LLP

ICO Annual Report Provides Insight Into Data Protection Risks for Businesses

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The UK Information Commissioner’s Office’s (the ICO’s) latest Annual Report summarises its accomplishments and priorities, including last year’s enforcement actions. Based on our review of the report, we see the ICO focusing,...more

King & Spalding

EU DORA: Are you in scope, and if so, how can you prepare?

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The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) establishes a harmonised and comprehensive framework for information and communication technology (ICT) risk management in the financial sector. It is a directly applicable EU...more

A&O Shearman

ICO publish outcome report on AI consultation series

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On December 12 2024 the ICO published an outcomes report on its 2024 generative AI consultation series (the Report). The Report addresses five key areas regarding generative AI and its relation to data protection: -...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK’s ICO and NCA Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Further Collaboration on Cybersecurity

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On 5 September 2024, the UK’s data privacy regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), and the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) outlining how they will further collaborate...more

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Increasing global cybersecurity regulation of private companies on the near horizon

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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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

ICO Issues Updated Guidance on International Data Transfers

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On 17 November 2022, the Information Commissioner's Office (“ICO”) announced that it has updated its guidance on international data transfers. In its announcement, the ICO outlined its intention to “clarify an alternative...more

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8 Things You Need to Know About United Kingdom (UK) International Data Transfers

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Update: UK international data transfer agreement and UK addendum to the EU standard contractual clauses now in force In February, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”), the United Kingdom (UK) data protection...more

Hogan Lovells

Hogan Lovells responds to the ICO consultation on international data transfers

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Hogan Lovells’ Privacy and Cybersecurity team have made a formal submission to the Information Commissioner’s Office consultation on how organisations can continue to protect people’s personal data when it is transferred...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

With the September 27 Deadline Looming, 7 Key Things to Know About Europe’s New Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)

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On June 7, 2021, the European Commission (Commission) published its long-awaited Implementing Decision adopting standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to third countries referred to as the new Standard...more

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CNPD vs. Amazon, the largest GDPR fine on record – what do we know so far?

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Amazon’s financial records have revealed that the Luxembourg data protection supervisory authority, the Commission Nationale pour la Protection des Données (“CNPD”), is fining the retailer’s European arm (Amazon Europe Core...more

A&O Shearman

Data Protection Post-Brexit - What to expect and how to prepare

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The UK has left the European Union (EU), the transition period is over, the UK and EU have agreed a new Trade and Cooperation Agreement (the TCA), so what now for data protection? We look at the key consequences of Brexit for...more

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The Latest Brexit Stories On Data Protection And Cybersecurity

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13 January 2021 – EU supervisory authorities response to UK cross-border transfers - Following the finalisation of the TCA, a number of supervisory authorities in the EU issued statements in response. In addition, on 13...more

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Brexit Privacy Guide: Five Things You (Might) Have to Think About Before 2021

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With the end of the Brexit transition period rapidly approaching and the United Kingdom (UK) poised to become a “third country” after it leaves the European Union (EU), the UK and the EU have yet to reach any “deal” on how...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

ICO and CNIL Levy Landmark Fines Against British Airways and Marriott for 2018 Data Breaches

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On Oct. 30, 2020, the United Kingdom’s data protection authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), in connection with France’s Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL), announced the largest...more

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

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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

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The Impending Cookie “Crackdown”: Irish Data Protection Commission Expected To Start Enforcement of Its Cookie Guidance This Fall

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Following its Guidance issued on April 6, 2020, the Irish Data Protection Commission signaled its intent to begin enforcement against companies who fail to adhere to the Commission’s guidelines on the use and management of...more

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UK Privacy Regulator Issues Data Privacy Guidance For The ‘New Normal’...

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As lockdown restrictions ease and businesses begin to reopen, the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has set out the key steps organizations need to consider around the use of personal information. They are:...more

Jones Day

Jones Day Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update | Vol. 25

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UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - Cybersecurity Standards Issued for Government Contractors - On January 31, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and...more

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Covid 19 Data Sharing – Pragmatic Insights from the EU and U.K. Regulators

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We expect national and international privacy regulators to take a pragmatic and reasonable approach to helping organisations navigate data protection compliance during the current COVID-19 crisis. This week, both the European...more

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Cyber Security Trends: Tips from recent UK enforcement - Part 1

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What insights into cyber security norms can organisations glean from the UK ICO’s recent enforcement decisions, most of which have been released since the GDPR came into force? Final fines are still awaited on the UK’s...more

Hogan Lovells

Open Regulatory Consultations in the UK and the EU – Have Your Say

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As highlighted by our new Privacy 2040 initiative, there have never been more opportunities to shape the existing and future privacy and cybersecurity legal framework. ...more

A&O Shearman

Data Protection and Brexit – Clearing Up Some Misunderstandings

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Now that Exit Day on 31st January is drawing close attention is focussing on what will happen during the transition period that will run from 31St January until the end of the year. ...more

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GDPR Privacy FAQs: What are the major differences between the Information Commissioner’s Office guidance on cookies and the CNIL’s...

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The Information Commissioner’s Office or the “ICO” is the British supervisory authority charged with enforcing GDPR. The Commission Nationale de l’informatique et des libertes (the “CNIL”) is the French supervisory authority....more

Bennett Jones LLP

Record Fine Proposed Under GDPR

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Any doubt that the world of data protection changed profoundly when the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on May 25, 2018, were solidly dispelled when the United Kingdom’s Information...more

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Largest GDPR Fine to Date: UK Regulator Issues Notice of Intent to Fine British Airways £183.39M

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On 8 July 2019, the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued a Notice of Intent to fine British Airways (BA) £183.39 million (approximately $232 million). While the Notice of Intent, as the name suggests, is not a...more

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