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Womble Bond Dickinson

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

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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Issues New Data Transfer Risk Assessment Guidelines

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The guidelines specify the requirements for data controllers to conduct risk assessments related to the transfer or disclosure of personal data outside the Kingdom. ...more

A&O Shearman

Data protection guidance for firms sharing customer information for the prevention of fraud

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The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (the ICO) has published guidance to help firms take steps to protect customers’ personal information when data is shared between firms to prevent fraud and scams....more

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EU and UK Data Protection Regulatory Trends so far in 2024: a focus on employee surveillance and biometric in the workplace

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This series of blogs rounds up some of the key data protection regulatory trends we have seen during 2024, focused on the EU and UK. 2024 has seen behavioural advertising and cookies continue to dominate the agenda of data...more

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EU and UK Data Protection Regulatory Trends so far in 2024: a focus on AI

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This series of blogs rounds up some of the key data protection regulatory trends we have seen during 2024, focused on the EU and UK. 2024 has seen behavioural advertising and cookies continue to dominate the agenda of data...more

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Zooming In on AI - #6: AI under financial regulations in the U.S., EU and U.K.

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Many governments are grappling with the question of how to regulate artificial intelligence to ensure it is adopted safely and used responsibly without hampering innovation. Governments have generally indicated similar...more

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Navigating the FemTech Regulatory Landscape: Best Practice & Future Developments

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The stakes are high for FemTech – as Benjamin Franklin noted: ‘it takes many good deeds to build a good reputation and only one bad one to lose it.’...more

Mayer Brown

Navigating AI in the Workplace and Recruitment

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In recent years, we have seen an increase in employers using artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace, whether to assist with decision-making and staff management across the life-cycle of the employment relationship or...more

Mayer Brown

Cyber Governance Code of Practice: UK Publishes Draft Code and Calls for Views

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On 23 January 2024, the UK Government announced a call for views and requested feedback from businesses of all sizes across every sector on its draft Cyber Governance Code of Practice (the "Draft Code"). Aimed at directors...more

Integreon

Demystifying DSARs: A Beginner’s Guide

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This article originally appeared in The Legal Technologist November/December 2023 Issue here. As individuals, we have the legal right to access personal data held by an organisation, and an increasing number of requests are...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Importance of Effective Policies and Training in Data Protection: Lessons from a Scottish Hospital Breach

I recently had the chance to visit with Jonathan Armstrong on a recent data breach case that occurred in the health service provider NHS Lanarkshire (Scotland) during the COVID-19 pandemic. This breach serves as a stark...more

Ius Laboris

It’s finally here: adequacy decision on EU-US data transfers

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Data transfers from the EU to the US will now be easier for many companies, following a long-awaited decision from the European Commission. More than a year after the first announcement of the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy...more

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Cybersecurity Developments and Legal Issues

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For most large companies, a frictionless flow of information and the ability to transfer customer data, employee files, financial records and other information around the world quickly and cost-effectively is a critical...more

Jenner & Block

Big Tech Ally Could Advise the ICO on Enforcement Action

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Since 2018, the decision-making arsenal of the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) has included the Regulatory Panel, a body tasked with making independent recommendations to the Commissioner regarding proposed...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Guidance from E.U. Supervisory Authorities on Data Processing in a Time of COVID-19

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and a number of European data protection supervisory authorities have recently issued guidance on processing personal data, including special categories of personal data (i.e., health...more

Morgan Lewis

Responding to Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance for UK Employers

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As the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread in the United Kingdom, employers must ensure that they remain compliant with current employment and data protection laws in dealing with the myriad of issues that may arise,...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

AI Auditing Framework – Draft ICO Guidance Published for Consultation

On February 19, 2020, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the data protection regulator in the United Kingdom, launched a consultation on its draft guidance on the artificial intelligence (AI) auditing framework. ...more

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GDPR Certification Is Coming to the UK…

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Want a certificate for all your hard work on GDPR? Later this year, “certification” will come into effect as a way for both data controllers and processors subject to UK data protection laws to demonstrate compliance with...more

White and Williams LLP

Announced GDPR Fine Against Marriott Raises Reporting and Coverage Implications

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Last week on July 9, 2019, the United Kingdom’s Information Commission Office (ICO) announced its intention to fine Marriott International £99.3 million (about $124 million), or 2.5% of Marriott’s worldwide annual revenue, in...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

GDPR Collective Civil Claims Present Potential for Reputational Risk and ‘Ruinous’ Damages

While much attention has been paid to the maximum level of administrative fines under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) — up to 4 percent of total worldwide annual turnover — the regulation also provides for...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The Impact of Brexit on Data Protection Law and Your Business

The UK's pending exit from the European Union on March 29, 2019, will have far-reaching effects on many business activities, including the processing of personal data. While the ultimate legal implications are subject to...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

UK Information Commissioner’s Office Issues Guidance on Use of Encryption and Passwords in Connection with GDPR

The “security principle” under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires that organizations process personal data securely by means of “appropriate” technical and organizational measures....more

Hogan Lovells

The UK Cyber Essentials Requirements for IT Infrastructure provides a window into GDPR expectations for data security requirements

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The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which went into effect in May 2018, requires companies to implement appropriate security measures when handling personal data....more

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Pension Alert - April 2018

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Hogan Lovells pension group is delighted to send you our April e-newsletter. Featured is action needed by data controllers to pay a data protection fee once the General Data Protection Regulation comes into force on 25 May...more

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GDPR for pension schemes - a practical guide

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Data protection law is undergoing radical change that is impacting employers and trustees of pension schemes and all service providers to them. With effect from 25 May 2018 the European General Data Protection Regulation...more

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