Set to replace GDPR’s Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), the International Data Transfer Agreement and Addendum have come into effect. Pursuant to Brexit, cross border transfer to and fro from UK will now take place through the Agreement or the Addendum. They also take into consideration the binding judgment of the CJEU, i.e. Schrems II. Find...
UK Ministers have confirmed that laws banning this behaviour will be included in the Government’s landmark Online Safety Bill alongside wide-ranging reforms to keep people safe on the internet. ‘Cyberflashing’ typically involves offenders sending an unsolicited sexual image to people via social media or dating apps, but can also be over data sharing services such...
The UK Information Commissioners’ Office (ICO) published a guidance for organizations that capture CCTVs footage. The guidance provides advice for when they operate video surveillance systems that view or record individuals. It also covers information that relates to individuals, for example vehicle registrations captured by Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) equipment. It explores emerging capabilities...
The UK Information Commissioners’ Office (ICO) has opened a public consultation on the draft guidance on the research provisions in the UK GDPR and the DPA 2018. Processing of personal data for research purposes is regulated by data protection laws despite the absence of a specific legislation on this, so the guidance is intended to provide more...
The UK Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) launched a competition investigation in January 2021, over concerns that Google’s proposals for third-party cookies would cause online advertising spending to become even more concentrated on Google, weakening competition and so harming consumers who ultimately pay for the cost of online advertising. The tech giant has now reviewed...
The press release of the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) informs that it has fined a Welsh company for making more than half a million unsolicited marketing calls. The ICO underlines that it is against the law to make marketing calls to phone numbers that have been registered with the Telephone Preference Service for more...
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