On October 12, 2021, the Oxford County Court determined that a homeowner had breached the Data Protection Act 2018 (“DPA”) and UK General Data Protection Regulation (“UK GDPR”) by using Ring security cameras around his property. In Dr Mary Fairhurst v Mr Jon Woodard, Fairhurst claimed harassment, nuisance and breach of UK data protection law based on her former neighbor, Woodard’s, use of security cameras and lights around his property. While the claim in nuisance failed, the judge found for the claimant on the claims of harassment and breach of data protection law.
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President Biden Signs Executive Order to Promote Fair Competition and Further Regulate Data Privacy
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Earlier this month, President Biden signed the Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. The stated goal of the Executive Order is to increase competition in the United States and resolve issues related to monopolistic behaviors, including with respect to privacy and data protection.
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Portland, Oregon First to Ban Private-Sector Use of Facial Recognition Technology
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On September 9, 2020, Portland, Oregon became the first jurisdiction in the country to ban the commercial use of facial recognition technology in public places within the city, including stores, restaurants and hotels.
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CIPL Submits Comments to the EDPB’s Draft Guidelines on Data Processing Through Video Devices
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On September 6, 2019, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP submitted formal comments to the European Data Protection Board (the “EDPB”) on its draft guidelines on processing of personal data through video devices (the “Guidelines”). The Guidelines were adopted on July 10, 2019, for public consultation.
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High Court Dismisses Challenge to Police Use of Facial Recognition Technology
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On September 4, 2019, the High Court of England and Wales dismissed a challenge against South Wales Police’s use of Automated Facial Recognition technology, determining that the police’s use of AFR had been necessary and proportionate to achieve their statutory obligations.
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EDPB Adopts Guidelines on Data Processing Through Video Devices
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The European Data Protection Board recently adopted its Guidelines 3/2019 on processing of personal data through video devices. Although the Guidelines provide examples of data processing for video surveillance, these examples are not exhaustive.
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EDPB Releases Two-Year Work Program
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On February 12, 2019, the European Data Protection Board released its work program for 2019 and 2020. This blog entry provides highlights on the work program’s topic areas. …
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The Bavarian DPA Issues Paper on Video Surveillance under the GDPR
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On July 6, 2016, the Bavarian Data Protection Authority issued a short paper on video surveillance under the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The paper is part of a series of papers that the Bavarian DPA will issue periodically on specific processing activities under GDPR. …
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UK ICO Issues Code of Practice Regarding the Use of Surveillance Cameras
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On October 15, 2014, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office published a code of practice regarding how the legal requirements in the Data Protection Act 1998 apply to the use of surveillance cameras. This blog entry provides highlights on the code of practice.
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UK ICO Opens Public Consultation on the Conduct of Privacy Impact Assessments
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On August 6, 2013, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) opened a new consultation on a draft code of practice on conducting privacy impact assessments (the “Code”).
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