The EU GDPR (EU General Data Protection Regulation) and – following Brexit – the UK GDPR (UK General Data Protection Regulation) restrict transfers of personal data outside of the EU and UK respectively. You may have been told that, to …
Although the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is rooted in EU law, organisations across the globe have been told that they must comply with its requirements. This has been most prominent in the US, which is the EU’s biggest trading …
Under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), organisations must report certain types of data breach within 72 hours of becoming aware of them. As such, when an incident occurs, security teams must work quickly to investigate the breach, document their …
The ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) has published guidelines that clarify organisations’ requirements when data subjects exercise their right to access to their personal data. It follows a consultation period in which the data protection body observed that there was still …
On Friday, 19 February 2021, the European Commission issued a press release regarding an adequacy decision for the UK. The Commission has “launched the process towards the adoption of an adequacy decision”, meaning it has reviewed the UK’s data laws …
The UK has finally left the EU, but the debates over the legal ramifications of Brexit remain as prominent as ever. In particular, the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and the way in which organisations are permitted to transfer personal …
Today is Data Privacy Day, an international event to raise awareness of the risks related to the way personal information is used online. The annual event, run by Stay Safe Online, helps individuals who want to know more about data …
WhatsApp has said that users will soon have to share information with its parent company, Facebook, if they are to keep using the service. In a privacy policy update released last week, the instant messaging service told users that they …
After more than four years of Brexit negotiations, the UK is now only a few days away from the end of its transition period out of the EU. Unfortunately, the negotiations – which can charitably be described as ‘disorganised’ – …
The global supply for a COVID-19 vaccine has been targeted by cyber criminals. IBM says it has tracked a phishing campaign aimed at the delivery cold chain used to keep vaccines at the right temperature during transportation. This is no …
