International data transfers outside the UK: a new era By Ray Orife - February 2nd, 2022 Posted in Data Protection, evalian® News data protection, GDPR, IDTA, international data transfers, UK In June last year, the European Commission published updated EU Standard Contractual Clauses under the EU General Data Protection Regulat...
UK Government’s DCMS Consultation: Data, a new direction By Ray Orife - October 28th, 2021 Posted in Compliance, Data Protection 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 Compliance, 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...
Diversity and inclusion data: unlocking the power to widen opportunities for all By Ray Orife - September 1st, 2021 Posted in 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...
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...
AMEX Data Breach 2021: ICO imposes £90,000 fine By Hannah Pisani - May 26th, 2021 Posted in Data Protection, Information Security, News & Resources american express, amex, app privacy, data protection, GDPR, PECR Last week, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) fined American Express (“Amex”) £90,000 (subject to an early payment discount of...
Brexit and data protection – part 2 (adequacy decision update 2021) By Sofia Dominguez Peaguda - May 4th, 2021 Posted in Compliance, Data Protection brexit, compliance, data, data protection, data transfers, EU, GDPR, international transfers August 2021 update When we last discussed international data transfers in the post Brexit-world, there were a few question marks in the a...
