This week’s podcast looks at the technology law aspects of forthcoming elections in the US and the UK. Will the storm over Hillary Clinton’s email account derail her plans for the Presidency? Will similar concerns over use of private email to bypass freedom of information laws be a factor in the UK election? What do Read more »
Compliance: current issue videos
Cordery together with Absolute Software have produced a series of short videos on topical compliance issues. The videos (ranging from 2-7 minutes long) were filmed in our London studios and include advice on: how can organisations protect themselves against data breaches? what do organisations need to know about corporate data protection abroad? what are the Read more »
Regulator’s survey shows 85% of people are concerned about how their information is passed or sold to other organisations
Public confidence in how companies are handling data seems low. A recent survey carried out on behalf of the UK’s data protection regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) shows that 85% of people are concerned about how their data is passed or sold to other organisations. The survey also shows 77% of people are concerned Read more »
Episode 142: Youth penalized in online advertising
This week’s podcast looks at the rising tide of ecommerce enforcement. Jonathan and Eric consider the ASA’s recent findings in the American Apparel case and what that means for fashion retailers. They discuss the challenges of selling online in Europe and America. Listen to Episode 142 here. TechLaw10 is a 10-minute audio podcast update from U.S. Read more »
New FCA guidance means you better be careful
As we all know, customer communications from financial services organisations are highly regulated by the FCA, as well as having to comply with requirements relating to consumer engagement imposed by law and other regulators such as the ASA. There are therefore many requirements firms in this sector need to consider when reaching out for either Read more »
Episode 141: Smartphones can do anything. Or can they?
In this episode Eric and Jonathan look at the issues around mobile phone use. How have mobile devices developed over the years? Will recent EU data protection guidance on health and well-being apps halt their progress? What does the recent FTC intervention tell us about the selling of health apps? TechLaw10 is a 10-minute audio Read more »
EU health data definition concerning lifestyle and wellbeing apps
In a recent letter sent to the European Commission (the Commission) in a response to a request to clarify the scope of the definition of health data concerning lifestyle and wellbeing apps, the EU Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (WP29) has provided criteria, as set out in an annex to the letter, to determine Read more »
Enforced Access Request prohibition comes into force on 10 March 2015
From 10 March 2015 businesses will be banned from forcing individuals to request the disclosure of their personal information by third parties and requiring those individuals to share that information with those businesses. Recent UK legislation has brought into force section 56 of the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) which makes it a criminal offence Read more »
Episode 140: Potential class actions in Germany
In this episode Jonathan and Eric look at the rising prospect of data protection and privacy law class actions in Europe. Germany is proposing new laws with a form of class action for data protection violations. An Austrian law student also claims to have 75,000 potential claimants for litigation in Vienna next month. Will this Read more »
What companies need to know about data protection registration when using CCTV
In October 2014 the UK data protection regulator, the ICO, published a Code of Practice relating to the use of CCTV on corporate premises. We reported on it here. The ICO have spoken about the “wider privacy concerns” of the use of CCTV in the UK. Using CCTV on a company’s premises brings the Data Read more »
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