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The Department of Health published its Review of Data Security, Consent and Opt-Outs (the “Review”) earlier this year. Incidents such as WannaCry (refer to article above for more detail) have created awareness of the ease and speed with which cyber-attacks can cause widespread disruption and highlight the importance of ensuring that organisations implement strong security … Read more
Following its Second Reading in the House of Lords, on 22 November 2017 the draft Data Protection Bill (the “Bill”) passed the Committee Stage and will next be considered at the Report Stage on 11 December 2017. The Bill was initially published on 14 September and once finalised it will repeal the current Data Protection … Read more
The GDPR introduces a new mandatory requirement for all controllers to notify the appropriate data protection authority of a “personal data breach” likely to result in a risk to people’s rights and freedoms, for example following a cyber-attack. This will include providing the regulator with a significant amount of information about the breach and marks … Read more
In the run up to the GDPR applying from next year, there has been a variety of practical guidance for compliance at the European level through the Article 29 Working Party (“WP29”) (which reflects the consolidated view of national supervisory data protection authorities in each member state) and at the national level through the UK … Read more
On 1 December 2017, the High Court handed down its judgment on the UK’s first class action arising from a data breach (Various Claimants v Morrisons). The High Court allowed the claim and deemed Morrisons to be vicariously liable for the criminal actions of a former employee. Read more
Data has evolved in our digital economy to become the lifeblood of global trade. It affects all businesses and industries and dealing with it is a “whole of business” issue, affecting each and every team within an organisation. With innovation, comes regulation and Europe is on the cusp of overhauling its data protection laws. Despite … Read more
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECtHR) ruling in Barbulescu v Romania (61496/08) is a timely reminder of the limits of employers’ ability to monitor their employees’ private activity on work IT systems. The case concerned an employee’s personal use of a Yahoo Messenger account set up at the employer’s request … Read more
The post below was first published on our Employment blog Last week the UK Government released its negotiating position paper on international transfers of personal data within the EEA (The Exchange and Protection of Personal Data). Once the UK leaves the EEA it will no longer be subject to the General Data Protection Regulation (the … Read more
Last month the Council of the European Union published its progress report on the first draft of the ePrivacy Regulation (the “Draft Regulation”). The Draft Regulation was issued by the EC in January of this year and focuses on the processing of personal data and protection of privacy in electronic communications. Read more
