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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
With the announcement of UK General Election for Thursday 4 July 2024, the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill has not completed the legislative process before the end of the current parliamentary session and will...more
As the year comes to a close here are some of the highlights from the Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report with our Top 10 most popular topics from 2023....more
The U.K. Data Bridge extension to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”) was formally green-lighted by the U.K. Government on 12 October 2023....more
Following on the heels of the launch of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) this summer, the U.S. Department of Commerce has extended the DPF to cover transfers of personal data from the United Kingdom (UK) (and...more
Beginning October 12, 2023, the UK-U.S. Data Bridge will allow UK companies to transfer personal data to the United States using the new EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework....more
The UK government has announced the UK extension to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, known as the UK-US data bridge. The new framework will allow businesses to transfer personal data between the United Kingdom and the United...more
On 12 October the UK–U.S. “data bridge” becomes operational, providing an additional, compliant route for UK-outbound transfers of personal data to U.S. organisations that are EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework members. UK...more
The UK and U.S. Governments have now formalized the UK-U.S. Data Bridge. The U.S. Attorney General designated the UK as a “qualifying state” for the purposes of the Executive Order 14086 on September 18, 2023, and the UK...more
Beginning today, the UK adequacy decision for US data protection measures goes into effect. As a result, UK companies can transfer personal information to entities in the US that are participants in the EU-US Data Privacy...more
The UK government has published the Data Protection (Adequacy) (United States of America) Regulations 2023 (SI 2023/1028) (the UK-US Data Bridge Regulations) which adopted an adequacy decision for the US (the UK-US Data...more
Closely following the establishment of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) – see our July 2023 post – the UK has now agreed to an extension for the transfer of personal data from the UK to the US, known as the UK Extension...more
On September 21, 2023, the UK Government announced the establishment of the “UK-US data bridge” (the Bridge), also known as the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (the DPF). The announcement promises to...more
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
ust over a year ago, on 21 April 2022, the seven economies (Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and the USA) participating in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Cross-Border...more
On June 8, President Biden presented an agreement in principle to allow for the free flow of data between the U.S. and the UK. Announced as part of the administration’s “Atlantic Declaration for a Twenty-First Century U.S.-UK...more
The UK government recently introduced a new Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (the “New Bill”). The reforms are intended to update and simplify the UK’s data protection framework and reduce burdens on...more
The updated reform legislation provides welcome guidance and clarifications on aspects such as legitimate interests and accountability, without substantially shifting the approach proposed under the existing reform bill. ...more
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
While the reform is a long way away from a certainty, it represents a departure of the UK from the EU’s strict adherence and adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation which came into effect in 2018. Earlier this...more
On March 8, 2023, the U.K. Secretary of State for Science for Innovation and Technology announced the publication of the Data Protection and Digital Information (No.2) Bill. This new version of the Data Protection and Digital...more
The British Virgin Islands ("BVI") Data Protection Act, 2021 ("DPA") came into force on 9 July 2021. It was introduced so the BVI would have a data protection framework which is broadly similar to EU and UK standards. To...more
2022 was yet another eventful year in terms of GDPR compliance. The continued evolution of the enforcement landscape, with increasing number of sanctions and individuals exercising their rights required time and attention...more
In this month’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the European Commission’s draft adequacy decision on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, as well as guidance from the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office on...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