One of the most difficult challenges for cybersecurity professionals is the increasing complexity of corporate systems. Mergers, vendor integrations, new software tools and remote work all expand the footprint of…
What happened? In the wake of the Court of Justice of the European Union’s decision in Schrems II (covered here and here) and Brexit, the EU and UK respectively updated…
Russia has enacted amendments to its Personal Data Law (the “Amendments”) that may have a significant impact on companies operating in Russia. The Amendments became effective on September 1, 2022, save…
On 18 July 2022, the UK government published the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (the “Bill”), which proposes reforms to the UK’s data protection and e-privacy landscape in-line with…
With the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (“AI”) and other complex algorithms across industries, many business decisions that used to be made by humans are now being made (either solely…
Overview In a much anticipated decision, the UK Supreme Court has unanimously decided that a mass claim brought against Google by Mr Richard Lloyd, on behalf of a class that…
European Data Protection Roundup – October 2021 Key takeaways this October include: Liability for excessive security footage: The need to ensure security systems are configured appropriately to minimise the scope…
European Data Protection Roundup – September 2021 Key takeaways this September include: Transparency: The importance of providing individuals sufficient information to enable them to understand how their personal data is…
Key takeaways from developments this August include: Indications of what the UK’s post-Brexit data transfer arrangements might look like – companies transferring data from the UK will want to follow…
European Data Protection Roundup – July Key takeaways from developments this July include: a blockbuster €746 million fine against Amazon – the largest ever GDPR penalty – showing the Regulation’s…