Amber Rudd is wrong – real people do want end-to-end encryption
Against a backdrop of growing digital threats, E2EE has become more important than ever, and its benefits should not be […]
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UK seeks early ‘adequacy decision’ from the EU over post-Brexit data transfers
The UK government has called on the EU to recognise the UK’s data protection framework as aligned with its own […]
UK government consults on implementation of cyber security directive
The UK government is seeking views on implementation of the EU Network and Information Systems (NIS) Directive. The government says […]
UK police hold more than 20 million facial recognition images
Criticism mounts over government delays in bringing the “privacy intruding” surveillance technology under legal control. Source: Police hold more than […]
ICO points businesses towards alternatives to consent as a basis for processing personal data
Businesses should consider whether they could or should rely on an alternative to consent to process personal data. That is […]
ICO guidance: a good re-SAR-lt for controllers?
Subject access requests (“SARs”) are viewed either as an essential right or a huge administrative burden, depending on whether you […]
You Can Be Forgotten Online, But Not in the British Library
Before Google, if you wanted to find out about a person, you had to go to a library to pore […]
UK will keep ‘half an eye’ on ECJ rulings after Brexit, says justice minister
Dominic Raab’s comment comes on day that policy papers repeat government’s insistence that authority of ECJ ends in March 2019. […]
Brexit: UK seeks data transfer pact with EU
The government’s latest Brexit paper discusses how data transfers will be affected by leaving the EU. Source: Brexit: UK seeks […]
E-mail Marketing at Your Peril
You may not have noticed it, but despite all of the distractions caused by Brexit and the General Data Protection […]
UK outlines proposals for shared approach on data protection
The document outlines how the UK is considering an ambitious model for the protection and exchange of personal data with […]
Data-hucksters beware: online privacy is returning
Next May, an EU regulation will enshrine the protection of personal data into law and not even Brexit is going […]