Data Protection Law under the Labour Government
After Rishi Sunak announced a general election back in May, the Data Protection & Digtial Information (No.2) Bill (the UK government at the time’s attempt … Read more
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US data protection law update
A Bill for an American Privacy Rights Act has been unveiled. If enacted, this would be a national data privacy standard. The Bill as currently … Read more
UK Data Protection & Digital Information Bill is (for now) no more
The Data Protection & Digital Information (No.2) Bill, the UK government’s attempt to make changes to the EU’s GDPR, was at report stage in the … Read more
2022 Queen’s speech includes plans to reform UK data protection laws
You may recall towards the end of 2021 that the UK government announced that it was looking to “overhaul” the UK’s data protection regime and … Read more
£20m not £183m fine for BA after website security breach
You’ll recall back in July last year the ICO indicated it intended to fine British Airways £183m for a data breach it had suffered via … Read more
Think again if you don’t believe data protection matters because the ICO will do nothing
I’ve heard a few times recently a general nonchalant approach to data protection compliance and a feeling that the ICO’s only after the “big boys”. … Read more
GDPR & the new normal for your business (webinar)
On 6th August I ran a free GDPR webinar looking at the GDPR implications for businesses adapting to the challenges of a global pandemic (e.g. … Read more
Five reasons to review your GDPR compliance right now
The Accountability principle When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force in May 2018 it introduced a new data protection principle: Accountability. This … Read more
ICO initial guidance for collecting personal data for contact tracing purposes
Further to the webinar I ran on the 29th June, the ICO have now published a statement and some pointers on appropriate data protection compliance … Read more