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Cyberattack on German Public Figures Leads To One of Germany's Largest Data Breaches
Last week, it was announced that during December 2018 almost one thousand German public figures, including journalists and a number of prominent …
Online advertisers face French data probe
Earlier this year, the French Competition Authority ("FCA") published the results of its 2-year inquiry into the online advertising sector, identifying …
Court of Appeal confirms Morrisons vicariously liable for employee's deliberate actions in first successful UK class action for data breach
The Court of Appeal has today dismissed an appeal against the High Court's decision that Morrisons was vicariously liable for its employee’s …
New reciprocal adequacy decision allows free flow of personal data between Japan and the EEA
On 17 July 2018, the EU Commission (“Commission”) and Japan concluded the negotiations on a reciprocal finding of an adequate level of data …
The rise of the intelligent business: Spotlight on employers
This briefing is the second in our multi-disciplinary GDPR series which aims to help you successfully navigate the GDPR as 25 May 2018 …
The GDPR: Practical European Guidance on personal data breach notification requirements
The GDPR introduces a new mandatory requirement for all controllers to notify the appropriate data protection authority of a “personal data breach” …
UK: Limits on employers’ ability to monitor private communications
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECtHR) ruling in Barbulescu v Romania (61496/08) is a timely reminder of the limits of …
UK Government Position Paper on International Transfers of Data - Key Points
The post below was first published on our Employment blog Last week the UK Government released its negotiating position paper on international …
IPSO issues guidance on using material taken from social media
On 4 July 2017 the Independent Press Standards Organisation (the "IPSO") published guidance for editors and journalists seeking advice on how the …
Google DeepMind trial failed to comply with data protection law
On 3 July 2017 the Information Commissioner's Office ("ICO") determined that the Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust (the "Trust") had breached the Data …
US Court Ruling Prohibits US Government Seizure of E-mails Stored Outside the United States
A federal appeals court handed a major win to Microsoft when it ruled that US authorities cannot compel US tech companies to disclose e-mail …
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