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ICO Annual Report Provides Insight Into Data Protection Risks for Businesses

Paul Hastings LLP on 7/22/2025

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

Data transfers update: New data bridge available to facilitate UK-US data transfers from 12 October 2023 - despite “qualified”...

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 9/26/2023

Why should I read this? A new UK-US data bridge will be available to businesses in the UK looking to transfer personal data to organizations in the United States certified under the UK Extension to the EU-US Data Privacy...more

Data Subject Access Requests from Employees: What UK Employers Need to Know About New ICO Guidance

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 6/15/2023

A challenging economic situation is prompting contentious staffing decisions. The rise of hybrid work has led employers to generate more information in more places about employees. Against this backdrop, more employees are...more

Increasing global cybersecurity regulation of private companies on the near horizon

A&O Shearman on 4/25/2023

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

European Regulators Provide Some Key Clarifications on Cookie Banners

McDermott Will & Emery on 1/23/2023

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted a draft report of the work undertaken by the Cookie Banner Taskforce (the Report). The Report describes how regulators apply cookie legislation in handling certain types of...more

ICO Issues Updated Guidance on International Data Transfers

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 11/29/2022

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

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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 4/5/2022

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

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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/2/2022

In February 2022, the United Kingdom (UK) Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”), along with the data protection authority (“DPA”) in the UK, published three new documents ("UK Documents") which update the UK's position on...more

The European Commission’s New Standard Contractual Clauses: Transferring Personal Data from the EU (A Long Overdue “Take Two”)

Butler Snow LLP on 9/20/2021

On June 4, 2021, the European Commission adopted a new, highly anticipated set of standard contractual clauses to facilitate the transfer of personal data out of the European Economic Area (“EEA”) in accordance with the...more

UK launches consultation on international data transfers - a first glimpse of the “UK SCCs”

BCLP on 8/16/2021

On 11 August, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office launched a consultation paper on “International transfers under UK GDPR”. The documents released alongside the paper include a draft International Data Transfer Agreement...more

European Commission adopts positive UK adequacy decisions for data transfers

A&O Shearman on 7/6/2021

On 28 June 2021, just two days before the interim EU-UK data transfer “bridging mechanism” expired under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the European Commission (EC) adopted two adequacy decisions for the UK to...more

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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 12/11/2020

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

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

BCLP on 3/10/2020

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

Data Protection Impacts for UK Businesses Under the UK Withdrawal Agreement

Latham & Watkins LLP on 2/14/2020

“Business as usual” for UK-EU data protection transition in 2020. On 29 January 2020, the EU Parliament approved the UK Withdrawal Agreement after the UK Parliament’s ratification via the EU Withdrawal Act 2020 on 23 January...more

Data Protection and Brexit – Clearing Up Some Misunderstandings

A&O Shearman on 1/23/2020

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

ECJ Issues First Cookie Decision After GDPR

BCLP on 10/3/2019

On October 1, the European Court of Justice (the “ECJ”) confirmed recent guidance from the UK and CNIL regulators in finding that the use of pre-checked boxes does not constitute consent for processing of personal information...more

High GDPR Fines: German Data Protection Authority Joins the Club

Latham & Watkins LLP on 8/28/2019

Following in the footsteps of the CNIL and the ICO, the Berlin DPA will impose a multimillion-euro fine for breach of the GDPR. The Berlin Data Protection Authority (Berlin DPA) recently announced that it will issue a...more

Implications of Brexit on GDPR

McGuireWoods LLP on 11/28/2018

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) imposes strict obligations upon organizations that process the “personal data” of European individuals. Failure to comply with GDPR can result in large fines. The UK’s Information...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - January 2018

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/2/2018

In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we discuss Poland's potential exemptions from the new EU data law and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's recommendations for U.S. banks faced with...more

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