EU: draft guidelines on GDPR extra-territoriality published

28 November, 2018
On 23 November 2018, the European Data Protection Board published its draft guidelines on Article 3 of the GDPR, being the provision that sets out the territorial scope of Europe’s data protection legislation. The GDPR seeks (via Article 3) to extend its reach beyond European borders, making non-EU organisations directly subject to its obligations when processing … Read more

EU: Data Use – Protecting a critical resource

09 February, 2018
Described by some as the “new oil” for the digital economy, there is no doubt that data are now seen as critical for organisations to succeed. Data are a powerful and lucrative fuel for productivity. If not adequately protected, data are vulnerable to leaks that can cause widespread damage, and their true value is only … Read more

UK: Surveillance – European decisions highlight right to privacy in the workplace

07 February, 2018
Two recent decisions – along with the imminent implementation of the GDPR – highlight the importance for employers of reviewing monitoring practices and policies. In Antović and Mirković v Montenegro, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that it was a breach of two professors’ privacy rights to install surveillance cameras in student auditoriums, … Read more