Is this the end of US Privacy Shield?
Last week the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) called on the EU Commission to suspend the EU-US Privacy Shield agreement, … Read more
And so, a new era in data protection begins
It’s a date that’s been in everyone’s minds for some time whether it’s because you’re a business targeting it as the deadline to complete your … Read more
Data Protection Bill to receive Royal Assent 23rd May
According to the Parliament website both the House of Commons and House of Lords have agreed on the text of the Data Protection Bill which … Read more
ICO publish consent guidance and update cookie consent rules
[Please note this article was published in May 2018, since then the ICO’s approach has changed, with new cookie guidance as explained in this new article] … Read more
EU’s Article 29 Working Party publishes consent guidance
EU guidance on the consent rules in GDPR have now been published by the Article 29 Working Party. The guidance covers how consent works from … Read more
Legitimate Interest guidance published
The Information Commissioners’ Office (ICO) has published detailed guidance on the use of legitimate interests as the lawful basis for processing. The guidance sets out … Read more
ICO Publishes DPIA Guidance consultation
The ICO has published draft guidance on the use of Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA), a tool used to assess the risks of processing personal … Read more
Draft Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018
Draft Regulations on the ICO registration fees were laid before Parliament on the 20th February. These draft regulations will come into force on 25th May … Read more
ICO fines Carphone Warehouse £400k
Carphone Warehouse have been issued with one of the largest fines by the Information Commissioner’s Office after customer and employee data was compromised after a … Read more
ICO consulting on children’s data and GDPR
This week, the ICO published some draft guidance on GDPR and children’s data. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) makes special mention of children’s data … Read more