The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Vote Leave Limited (the UK’s official Brexit campaign) £40,000 for sending almost 200,000 unsolicited texts promoting the aims of the campaign.
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CIPL Issues White Paper on the Regulatory Sandbox Following Joint Roundtable with the ICO
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On March 8, 2019, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP issued a white paper on Regulatory Sandboxes in Data Protection: Constructive Engagement and Innovative Regulation in Practice. This blog entry provides a link to download the white paper.…
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GPEN and National DPAs Publish Sweep Results on Privacy Accountability
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On March 5, 2019, the Global Privacy Enforcement Network published the results of its 2018 intelligence gathering operation on organizations’ data privacy accountability practices. This blog entry provides highlights on the results.…
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CNIL Publishes FAQs to Prepare for a No-Deal Brexit
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On February 20, 2019, the French data protection authority published a set of questions and answers to specify the CNIL’s recommendations and steps that organizations should take to prepare for a no-deal Brexit.…
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EDPB Reiterates the Need to Address Post-Brexit Data Transfers, Including BCRs
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At its plenary meeting today in Brussels, the European Data Protection Board adopted an Information Note on Data Transfers under the GDPR in the Event of a No-Deal Brexit and an Information Note on BCRs for Companies Which Have ICO as BCR Lead Supervisory Authority.…
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ICO Releases Discussion Paper on Regulatory Sandbox Beta Phase
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On January 30, 2019, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office released a discussion paper on the upcoming beta phase of its regulatory sandbox initiative.…
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Elizabeth Denham, UK Information Commissioner Receives Queen’s Honor
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The UK Information Commissioner’s Office recently announced that Elizabeth Denham, UK Information Commissioner, was awarded a CBE for her services to protecting information. The Centre for Information Policy Leadership would like to congratulate Elizabeth Denham on this honor and all of her achievements.…
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UK House of Commons Rejects Draft Brexit Withdrawal Agreement
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On January 15, 2019, the UK House of Commons rejected the draft Brexit Withdrawal Agreement negotiated between the UK Prime Minister and the EU, and the UK ICO recently published guidance for businesses regarding the consequences of a UK exit without a deal remains relevant. This blog entry provides highlights on the guidance. …
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Austrian DPA Issues Decision on Validity of Cookie Consent Solution
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On November 30, 2018, the Austrian Data Protection Authority published a decision in response to a complaint received from an individual regarding the cookie consent options offered on an Austrian newspaper’s website.…
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Irish DPC Issues Preliminary Guidance on Data Transfers in the Event of a “No Deal” Brexit
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On December 21, 2018, the Irish Data Protection Commission published preliminary guidance on data transfers to and from the UK in the event of a “no deal” Brexit.…
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