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25 September 2018
Data protection if there's no Brexit deal
On 13 September 2018, the UK Government published a series of technical notes setting out the implications in various sectors and areas of a 'no deal' …
29 August 2018
Herbert Smith Freehills, Data61 and IBM create consortium to deliver smart legal contracts on blockchain to Australian businesses
The Australian National Blockchain will help create a new technology platform to securely and transparently manage legal agreements. Herbert Smith …
15 August 2018
Driving forward with connected and autonomous vehicles
Connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) will have a dramatic impact on the way we live and work. The technology is advancing rapidly and it no longer …
26 July 2018
Green light for new automated and electric vehicles act
On 19 July 2018, the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill received Royal Assent and became an Act of Parliament. The new Automated and Electric …
24 July 2018
New reciprocal adequacy decision allows free flow of personal data between Japan and the EEA
On 17 July 2018, the EU Commission (“Commission”) and Japan concluded the negotiations on a reciprocal finding of an adequate level of data …
08 July 2018
NIS Directive and Regulations now in force
The EU Network and Information Systems Directive (“NISD”) was required to be implemented into national law by 9 May 2018. The UK implementing regulations …
08 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 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 …
08 July 2018
Court makes permanent injunction against unknown parties preventing disclosure of confidential information unlawfully removed from computer
In the cases of Clarkson Plc v Person(s) Unknown (“Clarkson”) and PML v Person(s) unknown (“PML”), the court has created a new tool in the fight against …
08 July 2018
National Cyber Security Centre issues guidance on cloud-enabled products
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (‘NCSC’) released a set of guidance, ‘Managing the risk of cloud-enabled products,’ at the end of 2017. The …
08 July 2018
ECB announces a new European Framework for Threat Intelligence-based Ethical Red Teaming
On 8 May 2018, the European Central Bank (“ECB”) announced the launch of a European framework for testing financial sector resilience to cyber attacks – …
08 July 2018
Internet of Things – ICO’s six reasons why businesses should be thinking about data protection and the DCMS’s Secure by Design Report
In light of the booming market of the Internet of Things (“IoT”) and of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the Information Commissioner’s …
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