ICO warns on over-reporting of data breaches
Many businesses are disclosing minor personal data breaches to the UK’s data protection watchdog, wrongly believing that they have to […]
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What We Mean When We Say “Data Portability”
“Data portability” is a feature that lets a user take their data from a service and transfer or “port” it […]
UK’s DPA Clarifies Position in Respect of International Transfers Under the GDPR
The UK’s supervisory authority for data protection, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO“), has published guidance in relation to international transfers […]
UK’s data watchdog seeks views on regulatory sandbox
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has opened a call for views on its planned new ‘regulatory sandbox’. The watchdog first outlined […]
GCHQ data collection regime violated human rights, court rules
UK’s spy agency GCHQ’s methods for bulk interception of online communications violated privacy and failed to provide sufficient surveillance safeguards, […]
Google fights against global ‘right to be forgotten’ in search
Lawyers for Google faced Europe’s top judges on Tuesday to argue against upholding the rights of European citizens to have […]
Apple Removes Top Security App For Stealing Data and Sending it to China
Apple has removed the #1 selling anti-malware app called Adware Doctor from the Mac App Store because it was gathering […]
British Airways data breach hackers identified
The attackers behind a data breach that left thousands of British Airways customer details exposed have been identified by security […]
Trademark Enforcement Implications of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation
GoDaddy and WHOIS.com appear to have selectively redacted the information only for registrants providing an EU contact address. In light […]
Law firms start collective action against British Airways
Law firm SPG Law has started the process of gathering names for a group action in the recent British Airways […]
How to drive effective privacy operations with functional requirements
In the run-up to May 25, 2018, many businesses that thought they were well-prepared to meet their new General Data […]
Data portability: the hidden GDPR risk your business needs to cover
The right to data portability is one of the most fundamental, but also most contentious rights within the GDPR. Whilst […]