Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection and Cybersecurity team. This week’s alert covers news from the EU and Germany. EU Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe Establishes New Code of Conduct European Data Protection Supervisor Sets Out Priorities for 2017 Germany Data Protection Commissioner of … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection and Cybersecurity team. This week’s alert covers news from Germany, the UK and the US. Germany Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure Adopts New Draft Regulation on the Use of Drones Federal Data Protection Commissioner: National Amendment … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection and Cybersecurity team. This week’s alert covers news from France and the UK. France Digital Republic Bill Brings Material Changes to the Framework Regulating the French Telecommunications Industry CNIL Publishes Guidelines on Password Protection UK ICO Warns Against … Continue Reading
As avatars and other uses of biometric information become more and more popular, game developers should be sure to review the applicable privacy laws governing the collection and use of such information. Otherwise developers could find themselves being sued. Just this week, the U.S. D.C. for the Southern District of New York rejected a proposed … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection & Cybersecurity team. This week’s alert covers news from France, Germany, the UK and the US. France French Data Protection Authority Launches Discussion Group Germany ZITiS Starts Work in Munich UK ICO Responds to Ofgem’s Call for Evidence on … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection & Cybersecurity team. This week’s alert covers news from the EU, France, Germany and the UK. EU Greek Court Requests Preliminary Ruling on Data Retention France French Government Publishes Medical Data Regulation Germany Federal Network Agency Receives More … Continue Reading
Commercial use of drones is on the rise, with companies like Amazon (which recently filed a patent for a “flying warehouse”) positioning themselves at the forefront of the field. The challenge is to capitalise on drones’ commercial and technological potential, whilst navigating a complex and developing area of law. UK regulation is comparatively flexible, although … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection & Cybersecurity team. This week’s alert covers news from the EU, Germany and the United States. EU New Regulation Proposed to Ensure Privacy in Electronic Communications Germany Bavarian Data Protection Authority Informs on Marketing in the GDPR Context … Continue Reading
In the aftermath of the Court of Justice of the European Union’s (“CJEU”) judgment invalidating Safe Harbor, on 16 December 2016 the European Commission published two decisions, changing its previous decisions on standard contractual clauses (“SCC”) and adequacy decisions on third countries. Arguably, the amendments have been made in order to minimise the risk of … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection & Cybersecurity team. This week’s alert covers news from the UK and the USA. United Kingdom Investigatory Powers Act Challenged in Court of Justice for the European Union United States New York Department of Financial Services Issues Revised … Continue Reading
We have previously posted on the new French Digital Republic Bill which modified a number of provisions of the French Data Protection Act and other data protection related regulations. This post looks at another change introduced by the Bill. The Bill introduces a new regulation on online platforms, in the consumer protection code and the … Continue Reading
On 7 October 2016, a new French Digital Republic Bill came into force, modifying a number of provisions of the French Data Protection Act and other data protection related regulations. The Bill: modifies the rights of data subjects and the obligations of data controllers; increases the powers of the CNIL; introduces a new provision on … Continue Reading
After the brutal terror attacks in Berlin and Ansbach and the rampage in Munich last year, the German Government intends to allow video surveillance in public areas. Therefore, the German Government has presented a draft law that facilitates video surveillance for private operators of public areas and public events. More precisely, the Federal Data Protection … Continue Reading
On December 16, 2016, the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (“WP29”) published guidelines and FAQs on the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”) addressing the following three key issues: Data Protection Officers (“DPOs”) (WP 243) The right to “data portability” (WP 242) The identification of the lead supervisory authority (WP244) The published guidelines … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection & Cybersecurity team. This week’s alert covers news from the UK, France and Germany. UK Investigatory Powers Act Given Royal Assent Information Commissioner’s Offce (ICO) Issues More Fines to Companies Sending Spam Texts France Class Action for Data Protection Newly … Continue Reading
While over the last several months, many have expressed concern about cloud service providers’ (“CSPs”) ability to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), at the end of November some clarity was provided. On November 30, 2016, the Cloud Select Industry Group (“C-ISG”) agreed on a Code of Conduct on Data Protection for CSPs … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection & Cybersecurity team. This week’s alert covers news from the UK, Germany, France and the US. UK Investigatory Powers Bill One Step Closer to Royal Assent Gambling Websites Warned About Using Personal Data Germany Data Protection Authorities Examine Data Transfers … Continue Reading
This week, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress approved the new Cyber Security Law. The law, which contains 79 articles under eight chapters, is set to take effect in June 2017 and has wide-ranging implications for how companies in China handle personal data and cybersecurity issues. The law applies broadly to entities or … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection & Cybersecurity team. This week’s alert covers news from the EU, UK, Germany and France. EU EU Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS): More Needs to Be Done to Allow Individuals to Take Back Their Online Identity UK Nuisance Callers Face … Continue Reading
On November 3, 2016, the High Court handed down its much anticipated ruling in Santos and Miller v. the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union. The Court rejected the UK Government’s contention that it has the power under the Crown’s prerogative to give notice pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European … Continue Reading
Please click here to read the latest data privacy alert from the Squire Patton Boggs Data Protection & Cybersecurity team. This week’s alert covers news from France and Germany. France French National Data Protection Authority (CNIL) Issues First Digital Safe Label French National Data Protection Authority (CNIL) Ordered to Put a Time Limit on the Publication … Continue Reading
Many have wondered whether the United Kingdom (“UK”) would still implement the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) in light of the recent passage of the UK referendum to secede from the EU. In recent news, Karen Bradley, the Secretary of State in the UK and Elizabeth Denham, the UK Information Commissioner of the Information … Continue Reading
On November 3, ten of the German Data Protection Supervisory Authorities (“DPAs”) announced they will be working together to select approximately 500 companies in Germany to audit for international personal data transfers for the purpose of raising awareness of data protection law. Over the coming days, the investigations will be initiated with a questionnaire. The … Continue Reading
As widely expected, the EU-US Privacy Shield is being challenged before the European courts. What is Privacy Shield? In October 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that the European Commission’s decision on adequacy for the Safe Harbor scheme was invalid. The European Union and the United States agreed a new … Continue Reading
