We first published this alert in March 2020 and we have updated it to reflect more recent developments It’s pretty shameful that in the current crisis we’re seeing ransomware on the rise. It’s even more shameful that organisations involved in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic seem to be especially at risk. In 2019 ransomware targeted healthcare more Read more »
Life With GDPR: Episode 51 – Reduction to GDPR Fines by EU Courts
In this episode Jonathan Armstrong and Tom Fox are back to discuss issues relating to data privacy, data protection and GDPR. They consider EU courts reducing fines and penalties assessed by data protection regulators. This reminds us that, as we said before, data protection authorities are likely to face challenges to high fines in the Read more »
Everything Compliance – Episode 71 – the the Year End Review Edition
Jonathan Armstrong joins leading compliance experts in the US again in the latest Everything Compliance podcast hosted by the Compliance Evangelist Tom Fox. In this episode of Everything Compliance, Matt Kelly, Jay Rosen, Jonathan Armstrong, Mike Volkov and Jonathan Marks come together to highlight what they saw as key issues and questions from 2020 and Read more »
Life With GDPR: Episode 50 – The Experian Enforcement Notice Case
In this episode Jonathan Armstrong and Tom Fox are back to discuss issues relating to data privacy, data protection and GDPR. Here they consider the Experian enforcement action. Recently, the UK Data Protection Authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), slapped Experian with an enforcement notice requiring the company to make major changes to how it Read more »
Client Alert: Fines imposed by French Data Protection Regulator including for Data Transfer Transparency Non-Compliance
We first wrote this note on 26 November 2020 and have updated it with more details about the case. In brief Following investigations (triggered by complaints), the French data protection regulator, the Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL), has sanctioned two French organisations for a number of data protection compliance failures: Carrefour France Read more »
Client Alert: Experian comes out fighting against ICO Enforcement Notice
Introduction The UK Information Commission’s Office (ICO) has slapped Experian with an enforcement notice requiring the company to make major changes to how it processes personal data in its UK marketing services business. The two other largest credit reference agencies (CRAs) Equifax and TransUnion were also investigated at the same time in relation to their Read more »
Cordery Head to Head: Richard Levick on Crisis Management & Responding to the Pandemic
In this edition of Cordery Head to Head @ Home Cordery’s Jonathan Armstrong talks to Richard Levick. Richard Levick is the Chairman & CEO of Levick. He is a television news contributor on crisis and public affairs communications; columnist for multiple publications; book author; pioneer of litigation communications; globally recognized crisis communications keynote speaker and Read more »
EU Data Protection – glossary
We first published this alert on 13 September 2017 and we’re updating it from time to time with more terms. We’ve put together this glossary to help explain some of the terms used in data protection and in the GDPR. If there’s a term you think we should add let us know. ABG = The Read more »
Swedish Data Protection Regulator Imposes Fine for Failure to Report Data Breach
Introduction The Swedish Data Protection Authority (“the Datainspektionen”) recently imposed a fine of 200,000 Swedish kronor (approximately €18,700 or $21,320) on the Swedish National Government Service Centre (“the NGSC”) for failing to notify both the Datainspektionen and others about a personal data breach in sufficient time. This brief article highlights the issues in the case. Read more »
EU Whistleblowing Legislation FAQs
Introduction Late last year the EU introduced a new law to enable whistleblowers to report about EU law irregularities – this law also harmonises the minimum level of protection available to whistleblowers across the EU. These new rules are set out in “Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 Read more »
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