Code≠Law: The race to regulate
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13 August 2019
GDPR used to gain access to fiancée's personal data: Exposing vulnerabilities in Data Subject Access Requests
09 July 2019
British Airways Data Breach: ICO announces potential £183 million 'mega fine'
24 May 2019
Happy GDPR-versary! Herbert Smith Freehills reflections on a year of GDPR regulation
21 May 2019
A royal curveball – using the GDPR in privacy disputes
10 May 2019
The Importance of Adequate Consent under the GDPR: HMRC Forced to Delete Five Million Records
23 April 2019
Latest twist in the Morrisons Case: Supreme Court grants Morrisons permission to appeal
On 15 April 2019, the Supreme Court granted supermarket chain Morrisons permission to appeal against the Court of Appeal ruling that it was vicariously …
11 April 2019
GDPR fine in Poland gives important insight into the requirements of Article 14
Last week the Personal Data Protection Office ("UODO") in Poland issued a €220,000 fine to a digital marketing company for breaching its obligations …
10 January 2019
Cyberattack on German Public Figures Leads To One of Germany's Largest Data Breaches
Last week, it was announced that during December 2018 almost one thousand German public figures, including journalists and a number of prominent …
23 October 2018
Court of Appeal confirms Morrisons vicariously liable for employee's deliberate actions in first successful UK class action for data breach
The Court of Appeal has today dismissed an appeal against the High Court's decision that Morrisons was vicariously liable for its employee’s …
08 July 2018
Data breaches: new Article 29 Working Party guidance
In anticipation of the GDPR, various guidance has been published by the Article 29 Working Party, the body of national EU data regulators. Of most …
07 July 2018
Compliant or not: the GDPR is here
The GDPR came into force on 25 May 2018 and brought with it additional rights for individuals and additional obligations for organisations. It also …
08 November 2017
The GDPR: Practical European Guidance on personal data breach notification requirements
The GDPR introduces a new mandatory requirement for all controllers to notify the appropriate data protection authority of a “personal data breach” …
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