23 March 2016
New Information Commissioner announced
Elizabeth Denham has been selected by John Whittingdale MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport, as the Government’s preferred candidate to become the UK’s next Information Commissioner.
15 March 2016
March Update: EU-US Privacy Shield
Further to our blog of 9 February 2016 (see here), the European Commission (the Commission) has published the draft “adequacy decision” and related legal texts that will provide for the EU-US Privacy Shield (the replacement framework for EU-US personal data transfers). The Commission has also issued a “communication” (i.e. a policy document with no mandatory authority) summarising the steps taken over the past few years to restore trust in EU-US data transfers since the Edward Snowden surveillance revelations.
24 February 2016
Information Commissioner calls for stronger sentencing powers
The Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham, has recently reiterated his desire for the court to have stronger sentencing powers for persons convicted of stealing personal data. His remarks remind us of the enforcement action which may follow Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA 1998) breaches. This blog post explores the topic in further detail.
9 February 2016
"EU-US Privacy Shield” – a Safe Harbour mark II
The European Commission and the USA have reached a political agreement on a new framework for EU/US data transfers: the “EU-US Privacy Shield”.
18 December 2015
EU Data Protection Regulation: Here at last…well, nearly!
EU Data Protection Reform has been under discussion since 2012 with the intention to “make Europe fit for the digital age”. This week the European Commission, European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have reached agreement on the final wording of the General Data Protection Regulation. The draft Regulation is now widely expected to be formally approved in the new year.
