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Compliance Programs - Key Considerations
When businesses are thinking about building their compliance programs, they need to consider various components including corporate,...
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Are you watching what’s happening with Clearview AI Inc? Clearview AI may have been watching you.
The ICO has warned Clearview AI that it potentially faces a fine of at least £17 million for its failures. It has also issued a provisional
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How can data protection compliance be a benefit rather than a burden?
When organisations think of data protection compliance, they often believe that it’s a burden as opposed to a benefit. However, there are...
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Commercial, operational and legal and compliance tips when assessing vendors
Whilst supporting organisations in building their compliance programs, we’ve often found that they have failed to fully consider their...
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Practical advice on Brexit and data privacy implications
The UK ceased to be a member state of the EU on 31 January 2020 and under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement, a transition period was...
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European Commission's 2-Year GDPR Review
The EC recently issued its 2-year review on the General 2016/679 and our lawyers have summarised it and key points for organisations to note
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Busy 60 Days - ICO Annual Report & European Regulatory Action
Elizabeth Denham of the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) said the following in respect of Covid-19, "In this context, data is...
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Failures in Commerzbank London's AML program results in FCA’s fine of £37.8 million
On 17 June 2020, the UK Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") issued a final notice with a penalty of £37,805,400 against Commerzbank AG...
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Fight or flight for Cathay Pacific Airways Limited as the ICO issues it with a maximum fine
On 4 March 2020, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) issued an enforcement notice with a fine of £500,000 against Cathay...
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An insight into legal professional privilege with practical steps to protect your organisation
Legal professional privilege is designed to protect the confidentiality of the lawyer/client relationship and applies to communications...
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ICO fines DSG Retail Limited (which includes Currys PC World, Dixons Travel)
The timing of data breaches makes a huge difference. Want to see an example? Take a look at the most recent fine that the Information...
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First GDPR fine issued by ICO to London based pharmacy
Whilst everyone was getting ready for the festive period and holiday season in December 2019, the Information Commissioner's Office...
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Why should data controllers take Article 28(3) of the GDPR seriously?
Article 28(3) of the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 ("GDPR") provides that data processors must enter into contractual...
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Practical advice on handling data access and/or erasure requests
Data subjects have had data protection rights for a long time before the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR")....
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