Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection & Cyber Security team. This week, the alert covers UK, EU and global news, including: UK The ICO launches a survey into the use of medical devices A new National Health Data Guardian is appointed A well-known mental … Continue Reading
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 and Germany.UK ICO Reminds Organisations to Guard Against SQL Injection Attack Failure to Provide Advance Passenger Data may Prevent German Flights Landing in the … Continue Reading
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 and EU. UK Consultation on Lowering the Fines Threshold for Nuisance Calls ICO Supports Government Nuisance Calls Proposals Parliament Yet to Consider Jail Terms … Continue Reading
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 UK, EU, US and Global news. UK ICO Active in Establishing New Commonwealth Network of Privacy Regulators ICO Discusses New Co-Operation Framework in Blog Post Call for Journalists to … Continue Reading
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 UK, EU and international news. UK ICO Warns Against Use of Surveillance as New CCTV Code of Practice is Released ICO Takes the Unusual Step of Querying Legal … Continue Reading
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, Germany and Russia. UK Credit Referencing Industry has a “Good Understanding” of Data Protection ICO Call for Efficient Data Protection Procedures on Change of … Continue Reading
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 around the globe. UK Security Updates Should be Applied to Avoid the Effects of Shellshock ICO Issues Monetary Penalty for Nuisance Calls … Continue Reading
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 around the globe. UK Improvements and Failings in Freedom of Information Act Responses New Financial Crime Data Portal to be Launched Developments … Continue Reading
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 … Continue Reading
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, Germany, Ireland, Singapore and the international community. United Kingdom ICO Serves Enforcement Notice to Halt Nuisance Calls Guidance on Cloud Computing Issued by ICO … Continue Reading
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 and Russia. UK Privacy Seal Consultation Launched by ICO ICO Publishes New Data Protection Guidance for the Media Data Sharing Code of Practice Published … Continue Reading
With the increasing number of incidents related to cybersecurity and data privacy, we have also seen an increased amount of activity on these topics from Congress and various regulatory institutions in the U.S. This activity no doubt will have an impact on both U.S. and global businesses. For example, both the House and Senate have taken significant action … Continue Reading
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, France and the US. UK Ministry of Justice Fined £180,000 for Security Breaches ICO Publishes Local Authority DPA Compliance Report ICO Raises Awareness of the … Continue Reading
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 and EU. UK ICO Requires Undertaking from Estate Agent to Keep Data Secure Call Centre Raided by ICO Following Allegations of Spam Texts Proposal … Continue Reading
The Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection & Cyber Security team is pleased to share with you the last two editions of our weekly alert on data privacy issues. Our 11 August alert covers news from the UK, France, US and Australia. UK ICO Warning to Legal Profession on Data Security Judicial Review of Data Retention … Continue Reading
Recently, a new consumer law was passed in France that gave the French Data Protection Authority, the CNIL, expanded powers to perform online compliance inspections. Previously, the CNIL’s powers of investigation were limited to on-site inspections, document reviews and hearings. The CNIL is now authorised to carry out remote investigations on the internet to identify breaches … Continue Reading
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, France, Germany and Russia: UK ICO Publishes Big Data Report ICO Review of Civil Monetary Penalties ICO Serves £50,000 Monetary Penalty for Nuisance Calls House … Continue Reading
The French Data Protection Authority, the CNIL, has published its annual investigation program for 2014. The CNIL anticipates carrying out a total of around 550 data breach investigations (350 on-site investigations and 200 online). Priority topics will be: Data breach notification by electronic communications operators Online social dating networks Online payment (particularly the fight against fraud … Continue Reading
Following an investigation, the French Data Protection Authority, the CNIL, has imposed a significant fine for data protection breaches on a luxury car rental company. The fine of €5000 was imposed for use of an unlawful GPS tracking system on rented cars. The CNIL found the fine justified because, amongst other things, the tracking system … Continue Reading
The French Data Protection Authority, the CNIL, recently published its annual report reviewing its activities during 2013 and setting out its priorities for 2014. The report shows that, during 2013: The number of complaints made to the CNIL fell overall to 5,640. Most of these related to requests to erase internet data;. 15 data security … Continue Reading
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, France and international community. UK ICO’s publication of Telephone Preference Service study Breach of Data Protection Act results in £150,000 monetary penalty UK … Continue Reading
Squire Patton Boggs has a global team specialising in data protection, privacy and freedom of information issues. The team is pleased to share with you the first of our weekly alerts on topical data privacy matters. This week’s alert covers the following topics: Law Commission’s recommendation of wholesale reform of laws on data sharing by … Continue Reading
Most organizations would agree that data privacy must be treated as a priority issue, not least because of the financial and reputational consequences of a data breach. Squire Patton Boggs has a global team of specialists advising clients on local and global data issues. Lindsay Holmes from our team has written a two part article … Continue Reading
The European Parliament voted strongly in favour of the adoption of the new EU Data Protection Regulation in a plenary vote held last Wednesday (12 March 2014), with 621 votes in favour, 1 against and 22 abstentions. This vote was significant, as it means that the Parliament’s position is now set in stone and cannot … Continue Reading
