Tech and data protection law, post-GDPR
James Castro-Edwards of law firm Wedlake Bell argues that the UK needs to demonstrate that it protects personal data to EU standards as Brexit looms
The General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR') took effect on 25th May, replacing the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) and the 1995 Data Protection Directive, from which the DPA stems. The Directive was...
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Facebook blocks news in Australia, PM describes the move as 'arrogant' and 'disappointing'
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Rights groups seek ban on biometric surveillance
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Brussels on the verge of issuing a positive data adequacy decision for UK
The European Commission could announce the decision as early as this week
Cloud providers at risk of £17m fines following NIS Regulations update
Updated regulation changes law from requiring an incident to cause immediate threat to life or significant adverse impact on the UK economy, to merely requiring a significant risk or significant impact in relation to service provision, meaning that any...
GDPR - Your questions answered on Data Protection Day
Dr W Kuan Hon, director in the Privacy, Security & Information Law team at Fieldfisher, answers IT leaders’ enduring questions about GDPR around data erasure, subscriber data and Schrems II
