ICO opens consultation on its regulatory role By Sandra May - January 13th, 2022 Posted in Data Protection On the 20th December, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) requested feedback from the general public on three...
UK Government’s DCMS Consultation: Data, a new direction By Ray Orife - October 28th, 2021 Posted in Business Continuity, Data Protection, News & Resources data protection, data protection officer, data regime, GDPR, ICO, SARS, UK GDPR Following the UK’s departure from the EU, the UK Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) launche...
Amazon GDPR fine: the biggest on record By Sandra May - September 21st, 2021 Posted in Compliance, Data Protection amazon, data, data protection, fine, GDPR, personal data Last month, Amazon.com was issued the biggest fine ever in the history of General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). The penalty, from ...
The arrival of China’s Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”) By Hannah Pisani - September 14th, 2021 Posted in Data Protection China, GDPR, international, PIPL, redulations, transfers On 20th August, China passed the Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”). Like the GDPR, PIPL aims to “protect the rights and intere...
The DPO checklist By Ray Orife - September 9th, 2021 Posted in Compliance, Data Protection A data protection officer (“DPO”) is an independent expert who advises an organisation on its data protection and information rights’ res...
Diversity and inclusion data: unlocking the power to widen opportunities for all By Ray Orife - September 1st, 2021 Posted in Business Continuity, Compliance, Data Protection D&I, data ethics, data protection, data sharing, diversity and inclusion, equality, GDPR, special category data The case for supporting a diverse and inclusive workplace is highly compelling. From a moral sense, fostering diversity and equal opportu...
ICO consults on international data transfers from the UK By Sofia Dominguez Peaguda - August 29th, 2021 Posted in Compliance, Data Protection data protection, data share, data sharing, data transfers, ICO, IDTA, international commissioners office, international transfers It has only been two months since the European Commission published updated EU SCCs (“EU SCCs”) under the EU General Data Protection Regu...
The New Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) – a practical insight By Sandra May - August 23rd, 2021 Posted in Compliance, Data Protection brexit, commissioners office, data protection, data sharing, europe, GDPR, ICO There have been a plethora of blogs and articles about the new Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) since they were issued by the European...
