US and EU authorities have apparently agreed on a new basis for compliant EU-US personal data transfers to replace “safe harbor.” The Article 29 Working Party has also weighed in, but can former safe harbor users rest easy? Stephen Groom reports.
Europe’s group of national data authorities plans to publish guidance on just four aspects of EU data protection law reforms this year. Will Europe’s businesses be losing out on early help in other key areas? Stephen Groom reports.
Far from being just about privacy notices, the revised code of practice encourages taking a “blended approach” and using privacy-enhancing technologies to communicate privacy information. The code is developed with “compliance with the GDPR in mind”. Georgina Graham reports.
Cloud storage is used by growing numbers of UK consumers to store photographs, music and documents. Following complaints, the Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into whether service providers are in breach of consumer laws. Ben Dunham investigates.
Following the surprise, pre-Christmas announcement that EU data protection reforms were at last close to being finalised, what are twenty of the most important changes? Stephen Groom summarises.
On the day of the 2015 UK general election Telegraph Media Group emailed a letter to thousands of recipients which urged recipients to vote Conservative. Seventeen recipients complained, but didn’t “soft opt-in” come to the broadsheet publisher’s rescue? George Garrard reports.
With the recent changes to the Dutch Data Protection Act companies operating in the Netherlands should be aware of new data security breach notification obligations and significantly higher fines for non-compliance with data protection laws. This infographic details the recent changes.
With the recent changes to the Dutch Data Protection Act companies operating in the Netherlands should be aware of new data security breach notification obligations and significantly higher fines for non-compliance with data protection laws. See here for more details on these recent changes.
Pricing and risk profiling are just two of the areas potentially impacted by use of big data in connection with retail general insurance products such as motor and home insurance. Georgina Graham reports on the Financial Conduct Authority’s new investigation.
At Osborne Clarke’s 17th “Look Back, Face Forward” marketing law forum on 2 December 2015, Jude King and Stephen Groom made their predictions. Catch their slides here.
As part of its campaign against nuisance callers, the ICO is writing to over 1,000 companies who buy and sell people’s names and numbers. They will be invited to explain how they comply with data protection laws. Thomas Spanyol reports.
The UK data privacy watchdog has taken further enforcement action against nuisance texters, this time issuing penalties totalling £250,000 in quick succession against “UKMS Money Solutions” among others. George Garrard reports
