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UK treaty with EU: This agreement will allow an extended period for personal data flows.

The UK government has recently announced a treaty with the EU, which essentially allows for an extension in the transitionary period, allowing free personal data flows.    Last month, we reported on the impending termination of the transitionary period and the need for UK businesses to ensure compliance to data protection law by December 31st
January 8, 2021 Comments (0) Share
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FRA report on AI and fundamental rights: Getting the future right.

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has released a report on Artificial Intelligence and its effects on fundamental rights.   With the increased use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), there have been mixed reactions to the technology from the general public. Despite the varied opinions and reactions, the fact remains that it is quickly being
January 6, 2021 Comments (0) Share
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ICO urges UK businesses: ensure compliance to data protection law before the end of the UK’s transition.

ICO urges UK businesses to ensure compliance to data protection law before the end of the UK’s transition on December 31st 2020.    December 31st 2020 will officially end the transitionary period for the UK, out of the EU, and the ICO is calling on UK businesses to ensure that if they are impacted by
December 23, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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EU to tackle online gatekeepers through Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act

According to the European Commission, the Digital Services Act package is a modern legal framework which will ensure the safety of users online, and maintain a fair and open online platform environment. The European Commission has recently announced the intended implementation of two new pieces of legislation . The Digital Services Act (DSA), and the
December 18, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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Google and Amazon fined: CNIL has fined the two major companies for unlawful cookies.

Google and Amazon, fined by CNIL of France, for placing cookies on users’ computers without getting prior consent or giving satisfactory information. The CNIL reported last week that both companies have been sanctioned, for their misuse of cookies which breached the French Data Protection Act. Following several investigations from December 12th 2019 to May 19th
December 16, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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New regulatory regime for tech giants from the Competition and Markets Authority.

New regulatory regime for tech giants from the Competition and Markets Authority on the UK’s new pro-competition regime for digital markets.   The new advice issued to the UK government today, includes an outline of the design and implementation of the new pro-competition regime for digital markets. This forward-looking, targeted advice was produced by the
December 11, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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Healthcare providers’ broad data access authorisations lead to fines of over 2.9 million euros.

Healthcare providers’ broad data access authorisations lead to fines of over 2.9 million euros in Sweden.    The Swedish DPA, after reviewing eight healthcare providers found that there were deficiencies in the way that they protected access to electronic health records. The assessments primarily examined whether the health care providers had conducted the needs’ and
December 9, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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Marketing Executive banned by the Insolvency Service for thousands of unsolicited marketing calls.

Marketing executive banned by the Insolvency Service for six years after making 75,500 unsolicited marketing calls. A former director of a marketing company has been banned from acting as a director or directly or indirectly becoming involved, in the promotion, formation or management of a company, without the permission of the court. For the next
December 2, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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EDPB releases statement of clarification on the concepts of controller and processor

EDPB releases statement of clarification on the concepts of controller and processor, as well as other key functional concepts in the GDPR. The concepts of controller, joint controller and processor play such a key role in the application of the GDPR that it is imperative that these roles and their functions be clear. As a
November 27, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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New national privacy bill proposed in Canada.

New national privacy bill proposed in Canada, is expected to significantly increase protections to Canadians’ personal information.  Bill C-11, Canada’s newly proposed national privacy bill, which is also referred to as Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020, will give Canadians more control and transparency when companies handle their personal information, and therefore expected to increasingly protect
November 25, 2020 Comments (0) Share