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The ICO’s Penalty Against 23andMe Brings New Emphasis on Cybersecurity Risks - Key Takeaways for U.S. Companies

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The dramatic increase in global reach that the internet provides U.S.-based companies comes as a double edge sword. While it significantly increases a company’s potential customer pool, it also subjects companies to...more

A&O Shearman

Data (Use and Access) Act gets Royal Assent

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On June 19 2025, the Data (Use and Access) Act (DUA Act) received Royal Assent, having passed both Houses of Parliament on June 11 2025. The Data (Use and Access) Bill was first introduced in the House of Lords on October 23...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: New GDPR Investigations into the Use of Children’s Data

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The UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), has recently announced investigations into three companies in connection with the use of children’s personal information. In a statement on...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

10 Privacy Predictions in the EU for 2024

In 2024, businesses will continue to face an evolving landscape of privacy opportunities and challenges, including an increasingly complex data regulatory environment that extends beyond the General Data Protection Regulation...more

Cooley LLP

New UK Guidance on Workplace Monitoring

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On 3 October 2023, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published new guidance on workplace monitoring. The previous guidance was issued in 2011, as part of the ICO’s Employment Practices Code, and was badly in...more

BakerHostetler

The New EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework in Half a Dozen FAQs

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On July 10, 1962, NASA launched Telstar 1, the first active communications satellite linking Europe and the United States through live television transmission. Sixty-one years later, on July 10, 2023, the European Commission...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

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

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

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Bill in U.K. Parliament Would Facilitate Certain Types of Data Processing by Redefining ‘Personal Data’ Parameters

On March 8, 2023, the Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill was introduced to the UK Parliament by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). If enacted, the Bill will make changes to the UK...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

The UK Publishes Bill to Update UK GDPR

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On March 8, 2023, the U.K. Secretary of State for Science for Innovation and Technology announced the publication of the Data Protection and Digital Information (No.2) Bill. This new version of the Data Protection and Digital...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

European Privacy Risk Exposure

2022 was yet another eventful year in terms of GDPR compliance. The continued evolution of the enforcement landscape, with increasing number of sanctions and individuals exercising their rights required time and attention...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

ICO Issues Updated Guidance on International Data Transfers

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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REMINDER: New UK Cross-Border Data Transfer Mechanisms Now in Effect.

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Moving forward, businesses will need to use the updated Data Transfer Agreement or Data Transfer Addendum for any relationship or contract that contemplates the cross-border transfer of UK personal data. As of September...more

Cooley LLP

US-UK Data Access Agreement: Top Five Things to Know

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In May 2020, we published a blog post about the US-UK Data Access Agreement, a first-of-its-kind reciprocal agreement between the US and the UK. Under the agreement, law enforcement agencies in either country could obtain...more

Hogan Lovells

How the UK intends to reform data protection law

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On 17 June 2022, the UK government published its refined plans for reforming UK data protection law, following a detailed consultation exercise undertaken last year. The proposals form part of wider changes to the UK...more

Jones Day

English High Court Confirms Narrow Approach to Assessment of Data Breach Liability

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On 31 January 2022, the English High Court delivered its judgment in Stadler v Currys Group Limited (EWHC 160 (QB)); the latest in a series of rulings which appear set to constrain the relatively nascent UK data breach claims...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

International Data Transfers: Clarity on Timing of U.K. Transfer Mechanisms

The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office (UK ICO) recently confirmed the options and clarified the timing of new data transfer agreements for transfers of personal data out of the U.K. The situation has been somewhat...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Spotlight on Requirement to Appoint an EU Data Protection Representative

Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR) and the UK Data Protection Act 2018 (UK GDPR) (together the GDPR), even if an organisation is not established in the European Economic Area (EEA) or United Kingdom it...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Significant Changes Proposed to UK GDPR

On September 10, the U.K. government launched a consultation “Data: A New Direction” (Consultation), which proposes significant changes to the U.K.’s data protection framework. The U.K. government has signalled its...more

Butler Snow LLP

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

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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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Warren v DSG Retail Ltd – Shifting the Liability Landscape in Post‐Cyberattack Litigation

Since the General Data Protection Regulations ("GDPR") came into force in 2018, companies in the United Kingdom (UK) that have suffered cybersecurity attacks often face civil claims from individuals whose data has been...more

BCLP

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

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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

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BCLP Global Data Privacy FAQs: UK gets its Adequacy Decision from the EU, now what does that mean in practice?

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On 28 June, the European Commission adopted its Adequacy Decision for the UK, putting to an end (at least for now), the uncertainty surrounding EU to UK personal data flows. This averted a “cliff edge” in the shape of the 30...more

A&O Shearman

European Commission adopts positive UK adequacy decisions for data transfers

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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

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) Finalises Guidance on International Transfers of Personal Data Following Europe’s Top...

The guidance outlines how organisations should approach international transfers and confirms examples of supplemental measures that can be adopted to ensure ongoing compliance and seeking to de-mystify earlier uncertainty. ...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

10 Things You Should Know About the New Standard Contractual Clauses

Orrick's Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation and IP Licensing & Technology Transactions groups cover the top 10 things you need to know about the new Standard Contractual Clauses ("SCCs") published today by the European...more

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