High Court dismisses claim where DSAR regime abused
Where those requests are repetitive, numerous, and the real purpose is to obtain documents and not data, businesses might reasonably resist civil claims raising similar factual issues.
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UK Mass Hacking Ruled Illegal
The UK High Court has ruled that the security and intelligence services cannot search the computers and phones of millions of people under a single ‘general warrant’.
UK competition watchdog opens probe into Google privacy changes
Google’s ‘Privacy Sandbox’ plan to remove third party cookies from its Chrome browser is being probed by a regulator in the United Kingdom over concerns it would be anticompetitive.
London Girl granted anonymity to bring allegations that TikTok violated her privacy to court
A London judge granted a 12 year-old girl anonymity so she can take TikTok to court over allegations of breach of EU privacy law.
UK quietly shifts away from promise of ‘deep’ foreign and security links with EU
Little-discussed reversal of thinking means plans for formal co-operation look dead.
Brexit Deal Keeps EU-UK Data Flows Open as Parties Pursue Mutual Adequacy
EU Commission and UK officials announced they reached a deal on the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. Deal will allow for the continued free flow of personal data for up to six months.
UK ICO Publishes New Data Sharing Code
The Code focuses mainly on data sharing among data controllers who are subject to the GDPR and the UK Data Protection Act 2018.
UK Online Safety Bill may have implications for freedom of expression and privacy
The UK Online Safety Bill may have “implications for freedom of expression and privacy” as private messaging may fall within the scope of the regulatory framework.
UK police unlawfully processing over a million people’s data on Microsoft 365
The roll-out of Microsoft 365 to dozens of UK police forces may be unlawful, because many have failed to conduct data protection checks before deployment and hold no information on their contracts.
Facebook to move UK users to California terms, avoiding EU privacy rules
Facebook will shift all its UK users in into user agreements with the headquarters in California, moving them out of reach of Europe’s privacy laws.
EU, UK mulling interim data flows solution post-Brexit
The officials said that any interim solution is tied up in the wider trade negotiations, which both sides agree are currently stuck.
UK businesses face aggregate costs of up to 1.6 billion if no adequacy decision post-Brexit transition period, report finds
The cost to UK businesses of not receiving an adequacy decision from the European Commission could total between £1 billion […]