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UK: Data Protection Authority Issues Reprimand to Gambling Operator for Unlawfully Processing Personal Data

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On 16 September 2024, the UK’s data protection authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), issued a reprimand against Sky Betting and Gaming (SkyBet) for unlawfully processing people’s data through advertising...more

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UK - When is a data protection claim not a data protection claim?

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In a recent case, Pacini & Anor v Dow Jones & Company Inc., the publisher of the Wall Street Journal unsuccessfully applied to strike out a data protection claim concerning two historic articles....more

BakerHostetler

DSIR Deeper Dive: Absent Legislation, Privacy Regulators Offer Guidance on AI

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By now, many of us are using AI, advising others about how to use AI, and waiting for some legislative miracle to give us some guardrails for what we can or cannot be doing with AI. A lot of effort has been put into tracking...more

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UK Data Reforms - Cautious First Steps Along the EU Adequacy “Tightrope”

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The UK government set out its detailed proposals for data protection reform on 18 July 2022 in the form of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill. Compared with some of the radical ideas in the 2021 public...more

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What next for Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs)? The direction of travel

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Data subject access requests (DSARs) are a cornerstone of the data protection regime, being fundamental in helping individuals to exercise their rights. If individuals do not know what information an organisation has about...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Does the UK Risk Its Data Position with the EU by Acting Reasonably?

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Hell hath no fury like a bureaucracy scorned. Do you know a person who insists on having his own way all the time and who wants to control your relationships with others? I hope not, but many of us do....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Updata: Your quarterly privacy & cybersecurity update - April to June 2021

Welcome to the latest edition of Updata - the international update from Eversheds Sutherland’s dedicated Privacy and Cybersecurity team. Updata provides you with a compilation of privacy and cybersecurity regulatory and...more

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Who, Sir? Me, Sir? Appointing GDPR Representatives in the UK and the EU

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This article explores the topic of appointed representatives under Article 27 of the GDPR. What are they? When do you need one? How is regulatory enforcement starting to play out in the EU and in the UK on this issue?...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] Mitigating Risk Exposure Under Evolving Global Cookies Regulations - May 19th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

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The regulation of cookies and similar tracking technologies is rapidly evolving, not only in the European Union and United Kingdom but also in the United States and globally. If you have visited a website recently, you might...more

BakerHostetler

International Data Protection Update – First Quarter 2021

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This quarterly update highlights some of the international data protection issues that have caught our attention, and the attention of our clients, in the past three months....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

U.K.’s Data Protection Regulator’s Updated Guidance on “Empathetic and Pragmatic” Approach

On April 15, 2020, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the U.K.’s data protection authority, issued further guidance on its regulatory approach during the global COVID-19 pandemic. Following its March note that we...more

White & Case LLP

GDPR Guide to National Implementation: United Kingdom - A practical guide to national GDPR compliance requirements across the EEA

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Q1/ Applicable legislation - (a) Have the requirements of the GDPR been addressed by introducing a new law, or by updating existing legislation? New legislation has been passed. Brexit Note: The GDPR will apply in...more

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Recent Developments on Cookies – a Pan-European Overview

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The legal requirements for the use of cookies have been subject to discussion over the last few years, with little to no enforcement and guidance from European data protection authorities (DPAs). That has changed recently....more

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The ICO Updates Its Data Sharing Code of Practice

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On 9 July 2019 the UK data protection authority (ICO) updated its Data Sharing Code of Practice (first published in 2011) (Code). On the same day, the ICO also announced its intention to fine Marriott International just over...more

White & Case LLP

UK ICO issues major fines and criticises lack of data protection due diligence in corporate acquisitions

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The UK Information Commissioner's Office announced more than £280 million of fines last week, in connection with data protection breaches. It singled out the perceived failure of buyers to conduct proper data protection due...more

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UK Privacy Regulator Takes Aim at the AdTech Industry

The UK Data Protection Authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), has published an update report on privacy issues around real-time bidding (RTB) and programmatic advertising. ...more

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Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 14

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New York Attorney General Announces Record Number of Data Breach Notices in 2016 - On March 21, 2017, the New York Attorney General's Office announced that it received 1,300 reported data breaches in 2016—a 60 percent...more

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Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 13

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On December 28, 2016, the New York Department of Financial Services ("DFS") released a revised version of a proposed regulation that would require banks, insurance companies, and other financial services institutions...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - September 2016"

In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the Sixth Circuit's decision to allow injury-in-fact to be established by alleging a "substantial risk of harm" in a data breach case, New York state's...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Brexit: Preparing for the Unknown — Practical steps

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The UK’s new Prime Minister Theresa May has said: “The country voted to leave the European Union, and as prime minister I will make sure that we leave the European Union.” That seems like a clear statement, but the...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

EU Top Court’s Safe Harbor Decision Invalidates Safe Harbor and Sends Facebook Case Back to Irish Data Protection Authority

The initial reports of the ECJ’s decision in the Schrems Safe Harbor case (C-362/14) indicate that the Court of Justice of the EU has declared Safe Harbor invalid and sent the case back to the Irish Data Protection Authority...more

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