Introduction The UK Parliament’s Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee, recently published the Government’s response to the BEIS Committee’s report on allegations relating to Uyghur forced labour in Xinjiang, China and supply chain accountability more generally. We looked at the background to this Parliamentary Enquiry here in our alert here https://bit.ly/parlchina. What did the Read more »
Cordery Head to Head: Don Smith on Ransomware & Current Cybersecurity Threats
In this edition of Cordery Head to Head @ Home Cordery’s Jonathan Armstrong talks to Don Smith. They talk about how Don first became involved in looking at cyber threats and information security. They talk about current threats including ransomware and the distributed nature of ransomware gangs. Don is the Director of SecureWorks’ Director Counter Read more »
Whistleblowing/Speaking Up/Raising Concerns in the UK
What’s this all about? This article briefly looks at whistleblowing issues in the UK. The legal background In sum, in the UK workers are protected against retaliatory dismissal or detrimental treatment if they make a so-called “protected disclosure” to their employer or to some other prescribed person. This has to be a disclosure of information Read more »
Client Alert: Returning to Office Working – Health Testing and Data Protection
We first published this alert in May 2020 and we’re updating it from time to time with more questions and developments. Introduction As lockdown restrictions have changed in some countries, many companies have been dealing with partial returns to company premises or so-called hybrid working where employees work from company premises and at home. Obviously Read more »
EU Finalises New Model/Standard Contractual Clauses for International Data Transfers
Introduction The European Commission has now finalised and published new Model/Standard Contractual Clauses for international data transfers. This article looks at this latest development. What’s this all about? Under the previous EU data protection regime and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) international data transfers can only be made in certain ways and subject to Read more »
Life With GDPR – Episode 58 – Happy Birthday GDPR, Part 2
In this episode Jonathan Armstrong and Tom Fox are back to discuss issues relating to data privacy, data protection and GDPR. Today they conclude their special two-part ‘Happy Birthday GDPR’ episode in honour of the 3rd anniversary of the go-live of GDPR. They review five key developments in GDPR review, regulation and enforcement over the past Read more »
Client Alert: German DPAs start data transfer enforcement
Introduction Yesterday a number of German Data Protection Authorities joined together to launch a new initiative to gather data as the prelude to possible enforcement activity on data transfer after last year’s Schrems ruling which set limits on Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs). The questionnaire is detailed and requires answers a number of questions on how Read more »
UK Court Ruling Limits Liability of Data Protection Representatives
What’s this all about? In the case of Baldo Sansó Rondón v. LexisNexis Risk Solutions UK Ltd. the High Court in London, UK recently gave an important ruling about EU GDPR Data Protection Representatives and liability. This article looks at the issues. Some data protection terms are used in this note which are explained at Read more »
Client Alert: Cookie Enforcement on the Rise & Mass NOYB Complaints
Introduction Yesterday’s announcement from Max Schrems’ pressure group NOYB has put the spotlight back on cookies enforcement across Europe. It comes at a time when many more DPAs are concentrating on cookies enforcement with fines on the rise. In the NOYB action alone more than 10,000 complaints to DPAs are threatened. There are some abbreviations Read more »
Client Alert: Artificial intelligence and GDPR – teaching machines ‘fairness’
Introduction This week the Chair of the European Parliament’s committee on AI expressed concerns about the enforcement of the European Commission’s proposed AI rules, which he said could create national fragmentation similar to that seen with the GDPR. So what are the issues involved, what is the proposed new EU law and how does GDPR Read more »
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