What’s this all about? The UK data protection regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office (“the ICO”) recently issued a warning that some of the UK’s top websites face enforcement action if they do not make changes to comply with data protection rules, which this article looks at in brief. What has the ICO said? According to Read more »
Life with GDPR – Lessons Learned from The Singtel Opus Data Breach
In this episode of Life with GDPR, Jonathan and Tom talk about a ruling on 10 November 2023 in the Federal Court of Australia relating to litigation over the Singtel Optus data breach in 2022. The action is on behalf of around 100,000 claimants who want to see a report produced by Deloitte into the Read more »
European Court Rules That Data Protection Regulator Decisions Must Be Subject To Judicial Review
What’s this about? The European Court has ruled that decisions taken by a “supervisory authority” (i.e. a regulator, here one dealing with data protection issues), in the context in this matter of the indirect exercise of the data protection rights of an individual, are legally binding and subject to judicial review – a court must Read more »
European Court Gives Wide Interpretation Of Subject Access Right Concerning Obtaining Medical Records
What’s this about? The European Court has given a wide interpretation about the data protection law subject access right and obtaining medical records. This article briefly looks at the issues. What’s the legal and factual background? Data protection rules allow for individuals to make so-called “Subject Access Requests” where they can seek to obtain copies Read more »
ICO Guidance On Employee Health Data
What’s this all about? The UK data protection regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office (“the ICO”) recently updated its guidance for employers about handling their employee health personal data, entitled “Information about workers’ health” (“the guidance”). This article looks at this in brief. Why the need for guidance? According to the ICO, the guidance is aimed Read more »
TechLaw10 with Eric Sinrod: Personal Liability & Do I Really Need to Know about AI?
In this edition of TechLaw10 Cordery’s Jonathan Armstrong talks to Professor Eric Sinrod from his home in California. They talk about personal liability for tech issues & tech failures. How will this play in the world of AI? The topics include: what do the cases of Joe Sullivan & Carlos Abarca tell us about personal Read more »
Cordery’s Jonathan Armstrong talks to ISMG re personal liability on security incidents
Cordery’s Jonathan Armstrong recently spoke to ISMG about personal liability on security incidents. In a discussion with ISMG’s Mathew J. Schwartz, Jonathan looks at what CISO’s should do when cyber incidents occur including a brief discussion on the Joe Sullivan case on personal liability. You can watch or listen to their interview here https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/liability-trends-shift-in-cybersecurity-prosecutions-a-23287 Office: Read more »
UK Court Rules That ICO Has Broad Discretion To Decide On Complaints
Introduction The UK’s Court of Appeal has given a significant ruling concerning the role of the UK data protection regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) when a handling a data protection law complaint, deciding in particular that the ICO has broad discretion. This article looks at this latest ruling in brief. What’s this all about? Read more »
Doorstep Dispensaree Further Appeal Fails
Introduction The UK’s Upper Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) recently rejected an appeal in the case of Doorstep Dispensaree Limited v The Information Commissioner (“the ICO”), including on the basis that the decision of the First-tier Tribunal did not involve an error on a point of law concerning the legal issue of which standard of proof should Read more »
ICO Guidance On Lawful Monitoring In The Workplace
What’s this all about? With the rise of remote working and developments in the technology available, many employers are looking to carry out checks on staff. This type of monitoring includes tracking calls, emails, messages, internet activity and keystrokes, taking screenshots, webcam footage or audio recordings, using specialist monitoring software to track activity, tracking staff Read more »
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