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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
The United Kingdom has announced its decision to establish the UK-U.S. Data Bridge. The UK-U.S. Data Bridge will allow UK businesses and organizations to transfer personal data to organizations in the United States that have...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
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
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
Update: UK international data transfer agreement and UK addendum to the EU standard contractual clauses now in force In February, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”), the United Kingdom (UK) data protection...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
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
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recently released its response to the UK government consultation, ‘Data: A new direction’. The consultation was conducted by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport...more
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
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
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
Amazon’s financial records have revealed that the Luxembourg data protection supervisory authority, the Commission Nationale pour la Protection des Données (“CNPD”), is fining the retailer’s European arm (Amazon Europe Core...more
The European Commission recently adopted new standard contractual clauses (SCCs) for transfers of personal data from the EU to “third countries” (the “new SCCs”). In this post, we highlight key developments in the UK’s data...more
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
Companies have three months to prepare to use the latest standard contractual clauses for new data transfers, and 18 months to migrate existing arrangements. On 4 June 2021, the European Commission released its...more
The Information Commissioner’s position paper on the UK government’s proposal for a trusted digital identity system provides insight into the interplay between data protection and digital identity. Key Points- •Given...more
The UK has left the European Union (EU), the transition period is over, the UK and EU have agreed a new Trade and Cooperation Agreement (the TCA), so what now for data protection? We look at the key consequences of Brexit for...more
The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) finalized a new Code of Practice (the Code) in September 2020, which applies to most companies that offer online services to or otherwise collect personal data from...more
In spite of the holiday period, few will have missed the fact that the UK and the EU concluded a Trade and Cooperation Agreement on 24 December 2020. The Agreement provides a framework under which trade will take place...more
Tell me more – ICO publishes detailed subject access guidance - The ICO has published detailed guidance for handling subject access requests. This is relevant to employers responding to subject access requests from...more
Following its Guidance issued on April 6, 2020, the Irish Data Protection Commission signaled its intent to begin enforcement against companies who fail to adhere to the Commission’s guidelines on the use and management of...more