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Latham & Watkins and Privacy Laws & Business recently co-hosted a webinar looking back on the first eight months since the UK-US Data Bridge entered into force. Speakers from the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and...more
This blog notes some of the key features of the Addendum. At its core, the Addendum can be used in relation to both controller BCRs and processor BCRs. Organisations then have a choice as to whether they use the Addendum in...more
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
As we noted in our 2023 DSIR, there has been a flurry of activity within the information governance space, at home and abroad. This activity deserves further analysis, because while it seems from a distance that there are...more
WorldCoin is a cryptocurrency project which uses iris scanning technology to issue a “World ID” as a digital identifier. Privacy concerns over WorldCoin have been voiced by several data protection authorities worldwide....more
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
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
On 18 January 2023, the European Data Protection Board (the “EDPB”) announced the adoption of a report on the work undertaken by the Cookie Banner Task Force (the “Task Force”). The Task Force was formed in September 2021 for...more
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
Though perhaps falling short of being a universally accepted one, it is a truth that any organisation processing personal data needs a privacy programme. But how best should an internal compliance framework be structured...more
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
While countries all over the globe continue to make data privacy strides, comparing similarities and differences between the EU and U.K. is important in light of Brexit. It is also crucial to know the differences as they...more
What can the California Privacy Protection Agency learn from the EU experience as it gets ready to draft regulations regarding DPIAs? Here is a recap of my remarks from the CPRA Regulations Stakeholder Session:...more
Colorado Attorney General Seeks Rulemaking Comments for the Colorado Privacy Act - With the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking set for fall 2022, Colorado’s Attorney General office is currently inviting preliminary comments for...more
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
Research and development, innovation, product and service improvement, AI design and deployment...these are key commercial drivers for the successful modern business. They also underpin technological, medicinal, and other...more
The new mechanisms, which are likely to pass Parliament, will become effective on March 21, 2022 and will require businesses and organizations to review existing and new contracts. The Information Commissioner’s Office...more
On 2 February 2022, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published the final form of its much-anticipated new International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) and the International Data Transfer Addendum to the European...more
Do you transfer or receive personal data from the United Kingdom? If so, there are some important developments in the UK to factor into your data protection compliance program. In a major change of policy, some organizations...more
On 28 January 2022 (Data Protection Day), the UK’s International Data Transfer Agreement (“IDTA”) and International Data Transfer Addendum to the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses (the “EU Addendum”) were...more
Hogan Lovells’ Privacy and Cybersecurity team have made a formal submission to the Information Commissioner’s Office consultation on how organisations can continue to protect people’s personal data when it is transferred...more
Here are a few takeaways from what I said this week at the InfoGov World Expo virtual auditorium. •Is it still “early days for GDPR?” Not if you ask Germany, France’s Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés...more
On June 7, 2021, the European Commission (Commission) published its long-awaited Implementing Decision adopting standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to third countries referred to as the new Standard...more
The United Kingdom Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recently launched a consultation regarding the transfer of personal data outside of the U.K. The ICO is seeking comment on its draft international data transfer...more
The dust has settled on the new EU standard contractual clauses for cross-border data transfers (“New SCCs”), but confusion still reins on how the New SCCs cover data transfers and what companies need to do to take advantage...more