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The Data Shift: UK Sets a New Course With 2025 Data (Use and Access) Act

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The Data (Use and Access) Bill passed both Houses of UK Parliament and received Royal Assent on 19 June 2025, now becoming the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (“DUA Act”). This is the final iteration of the Data Protection and...more

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Something Is Better Than Nothing: UK and EU GDPR Reform Finally Arrives

In recent weeks, the EU and UK have both introduced changes to their respective versions of Europe’s landmark privacy legislation, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These reforms mark the first substantial...more

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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

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ICO issues guidance on the Data (Use and Access) Act

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On June 19 2025, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published guidance on the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA), which received Royal Assent on the same day. The DUAA introduces significant changes to the UK data...more

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Reform of the GDPR in the UK

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On 19 June 2025 the Data (Use and Access) Act (the "DUA Act") received Royal Assent and became law in the UK, having been passed by the UK Parliament on 11 June 2025. The DUA Act principally reforms the General Data...more

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The UK’s New Amendments to the UK GDPR Become Law and Get a Nod from the EU. What happens now?

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The UK’s Data (Use and Access) Act received Royal Assent last Thursday, June 19th, bringing into law some significant changes to the country’s post Brexit data protection framework, among an array of other, related rules (on...more

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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

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The Digital Download – Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Newsletter – May 2025

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Selected U.S. Privacy & Cyber Updates - DOJ Settles False Claims Act Case with MORSECORP over Cybersecurity Program - On March 26, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had reached an agreement with...more

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Navigating the Rise in Data Subject Access Requests

Recently, there has been an increase in individual rights activity across Europe, particularly organizations receiving Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) from former employees. ...more

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ICO reports findings of children's data protection in financial services

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The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published its report alongside a press release following a review into the gathering and use of children's data in financial services, particularly from services supplying them...more

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UK’s Data Protection Regulator Fines a UK SaaS Provider ~$4 Million Following a Ransomware Incident

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On March 26, 2025, the UK data protection regulator (the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”)) fined Advanced Computer Software Group Ltd (“Advanced”) £3.07 million (approximately $4 million). In 2022, Advanced suffered...more

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Streamlined BCR approval: Understanding the EDPB's updated procedure

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On 19 March 2025, the European Data Protection Board published an updated procedure for co-operation between EU data protection supervisory authorities approving GDPR Binding Corporate Rules for intra-group transfers of EU...more

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European Commission Moves to Extend Free Flows of Personal Data to the UK

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On March 18, 2025, the European Commission proposed to extend its adequacy decision in favor of the United Kingdom (‘UK’) for an additional six-month period. This would allow free flows of personal data from the EU to the UK...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

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

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ICO publishes third edition of its Annual Tech Horizons Report

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On February 20 2025, the Information Commissioner’s Officer (the ICO) published the third edition of the Tech Horizons Report (the Report). The Report identifies four new technologies expected to emerge over the next 2 to 7...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Tax Transparency and Data Privacy — Which Wins?

As tax authorities embrace new digital technologies, the issue of safeguarding citizens' data privacy rights steps to the fore. Since the implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in 2018, there has...more

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High Court rules on standard of consent required for profiling and direct marketing

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On January 23, 2025, Mrs Justice Collins Rice of the UK High Court issued a ruling in the case of RTM v Bonne Terre Limited and Hestview Limited (trading as Sky Betting and Gaming, (SBG)). The claim - The judgment...more

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ICO Releases ‘Consent or Pay’ Guidance

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What happened? The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has released updated guidance on ‘consent or pay’ business models. These models present users with a choice to either consent to the processing of their...more

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ICO releases guidance on processing employment records

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On February 5 2025, the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) released new guidance designed to help employers understand and comply with their obligations under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 in relation...more

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UK: Gambling Operator Held Liable for Breaching Data Protection Law

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In RTM v Bonne Terre Limited Hestview Limited, the English High Court found the Defendants, operating as Sky Bet (SBG), liable for breaches of data protection law. The claim raises important points of law for all...more

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Court of Appeal Considers the Test for CPR 19.8 Representative Actions in Prismall v Google

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The Court of Appeal has handed down its judgment in the case of Prismall v Google UK Ltd and DeepMind Technologies Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 1516. Finding for Google, the Court of Appeal upheld the lower Court’s decision to...more

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Valid Consent: General Public vs. Gamblers

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A new decision by the United Kingdom’s high court says that even if you have cookie and marketing consent mechanisms that are sufficient for valid consent under privacy laws for the general public, they may not be enough for...more

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What to Expect from the UK’s New Data (Use and Access) Bill

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The new Data (Use and Access) Bill is making its way through the parliamentary process, and is expected to be passed in the first half of 2025. The Bill proposes to amend the UK data privacy regime to make it easier for...more

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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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