The Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection & Cyber Security team is pleased to share with you a weekly alert on data privacy issues. This week’s alert covers news from the UK, EU and the US.
UK
- Awards Available from £4 Million Fund for Best Ideas on Tackling Cyber-Crime
- New ICO Smartphone Guidance
- Substantial Award of Compensation for DPA Breaches
- ICO Updates Model Publication Scheme Guidance
EU
- New EU Commissioners Tasked with Swift Progress on Data Reforms
- Article 29 Working Party Statement on Data Retention Directive Ruling
- MEPs Call for Improved Data Protection to Promote Single Digital Market
US
- Settlements with FTC Over Allegations of COPPA Breaches
- US Confirms Defence Systems Successfully Hacked by Chinese Government
