On November 22, 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union determined in a preliminary ruling that the general public’s access to information on beneficial ownership constitutes a serious interference with the fundamental rights to respect for private life and to the protection of personal data, enshrined in Articles 7 and 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Human Rights.
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UK Cyber Laws Extended to Bring Outsourcers and Managed Service Providers into Scope to Strengthen UK’s Resilience Against Online Cyber Attacks
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On November 30, 2022, the UK government confirmed that the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 will be strengthened to protect essential and digital services against cyber attacks.
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The UK ICO and Ofcom to Work Together on Online Safety and Data Protection
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On November 25, 2022, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office and the UK’s communications regulator, Ofcom, issued a joint statement setting out how they intend to work together to “ensure coherence between the data protection and the new online safety regimes.”…
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UK Finalizes South Korea Adequacy Decision
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On November 23, 2022, the UK government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport announced that it had completed its assessment of South Korea’s personal data legislation, and concluded that sufficiently strong privacy laws are in place to protect UK personal data transferred to South Korea while upholding the rights and protections of UK citizens.
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India Releases Fourth Draft of Data Protection Bill
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Kochhar & Co. reports that, on November 18, 2022, the Government of India released the long-awaited fourth draft of India’s proposed privacy law, now renamed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill. …
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UK ICO Publishes New Guidance and a Tool for Transfer Risk Assessments
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On November 17, 2022, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office published updated guidance on international transfers that includes a new section on transfer risk assessments and a transfer risk assessment tool. …
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EU Digital Markets Act Enters into Force
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On November 1, 2022, the Digital Markets Act entered into force. This blog entry provides a summary of the compliance requirements of the Act.
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Indonesia Ratifies Country’s First Comprehensive Legal Framework for Personal Data Protection
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SHIFT Counsellors at Law reports from Indonesia that The People’s Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia has ratified Indonesia’s draft law on personal data protection. …
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The Information Commissioner’s Office Issues UK Department for Education with Formal Reprimand
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On November 2, 2022, the ICO issued the UK Department for Education with a formal reprimand following an investigation into the sharing of personal data stored on the Learning Records Service, a database which provides a record of pupils’ qualifications that the DfE has overall responsibility for. …
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European Commission Publishes Report on Decentralized Finance
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On October 18, 2022, the European Commission published a report, titled Information Frictions and Public Policies: Approaching the Regulation and Supervision of Decentralized Finance. This blog entry provides a summary of the report. …
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