On October 21, 2020, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office released its updated guidance on the data subject right of access under Article 15 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
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Webinar on the Latest Developments on Cookie Guidance Featuring the UK ICO and CNIL
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On November 5, 2020, Hunton Andrews Kurth will host a panel discussion with representatives from the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) and the French Data Protection Authority (“CNIL”) to explore the latest developments on cookie guidance and compare their respective approaches. In our webinar titled “From a Regulator’s Perspective: Latest Developments on Cookie Guidance from the ICO and CNIL,” our speakers will discuss practical cookie law issues, including: …
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ICO Fines British Airways 20 Million Pounds for Security Breach
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On October 16, 2020, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office announced its fine of £20,000,000 for British Airways for violations of the GDPR, which is a significant decrease from the proposed fine of £183,390,000 from July 2019. …
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ICO Publishes Its Accountability Framework
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On September 9, 2020, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office published an Accountability Framework, designed to assist organizations in complying with their accountability obligations under the EU General Data Protection Regulation.…
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Age Appropriate Design Code Set to Come into Force
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The UK Information Commissioner’s Age Appropriate Design Code, which sets out the standards that online services must meet in order to protect children’s privacy, has completed the Parliamentary process and will come into force on September 2, 2020. …
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UK Court of Appeal Finds Automated Facial Recognition Technology Unlawful in Bridges v South Wales Police
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On August 11, 2020, the Court of Appeal of England and Wales overturned the High Court’s dismissal of a challenge to South Wales Police’s use of Automated Facial Recognition technology, finding that its use was unlawful and violated human rights.…
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UK ICO Publishes First Two Reports from its Data Protection Sandbox Pilot
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On July 23, 2020, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office published the first two reports from its Data Protection Regulatory Sandbox Beta phase, which launched in September 2019 as a pilot and involves the assessment of ten products and services that use personal data in innovative ways.…
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Regulators Issue Reactions to Invalidation of EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework
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In the aftermath of the CJEU’s unexpected ruling, organizations in the EU and U.S. that rely on Privacy Shield certification for transfers of EU personal data are awaiting guidance from EU data protection regulators. …
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ICO Teams Up with CMA and Ofcom in Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum
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On July 1, 2020, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office launched a joint endeavor with the Competition and Markets Authority and Office of Communications, named the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum.…
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Businesses to Assist UK Test and Trace Effort
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The UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, announced that restrictions relating to COVID-19 would be eased as of July 4, 2020, but that businesses will be asked to assist in the government’s efforts to employ contact tracing of infected individuals.…
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