EUROPEAN COMMISSION PUBLISHES DRAFT ADEQUACY DECISION FOR UK
Plenty of businesses have been worrying about what will happen with regards to data flows, now we’ve left the EU. Under the EU’s GDPR certain
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2.7 MILLION SPAM TEXT MESSAGES SENT DURING THE PANDEMIC – LATEST MAJOR ICO FINES
Two companies have been fined £330,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office for sending nuisance text messages during the COVID-19 pandemic. West Sussex-based Leads Works Limited
WHO OWNS THE COPYRIGHT WHEN YOUR EMPLOYEES CREATE THE SOFTWARE?
WHO OWNS THE COPYRIGHT WHEN YOUR EMPLOYEES CREATE THE SOFTWARE? Q: IF THE SOFTWARE IS CREATED BY AN EMPLOYEE, OUTSIDE OF NORMAL WORKING HOURS, ARE
UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF A REPRESENTATIVE UNDER EU AND UK GDPR AFTER BREXIT
UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF A REPRESENTATIVE UNDER EU AND UK GDPR AFTER BREXIT Organisations in the UK and EU have been weathering a sea of
FRENCH DATA PROTECTION AUTHORITY (CNIL) FINES GOOGLE AND AMAZON 135 MILLION EUROS FOR ALLEGED COOKIE VIOLATIONS
On 10th December 2020 the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) announced that it was fining Google LLC €60 million, Google Ireland Limited €40 million and
STANDARD CONTRACTUAL CLAUSES FOR ARTICLE 28 DATA PROCESSING AGREEMENTS SET OUT BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
The European Commission has adopted draft standard contractual clauses to be used between controllers and processors in the EEA. These standard contractual clauses are designed to
TICKETMASTER FINED £1.25 MILLION BY ICO FOR SECURITY FAILS
On 13th November 2020 Ticketmaster was fined £1.25 million by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office for failing to keep its customers’ personal data secure. The
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TRANSFER OF PERSONAL DATA OUTSIDE OF EEA, FOLLOWING SCHREMS II DECISION, ADOPTED
The European Data Protection Board has published its recommendations for supplementary measures required for international transfers of personal data. These include standard contractual clauses and
BRITISH AIRWAYS RECEIVES £20MILLION FINE FROM ICO FOR SECURITY BREACH
On 16th October 2020 the UK Information Commissioner’s Office announced that British Airways was to pay £20,000,000 for GDPR violations. This was a significant decrease
