New ICO certification for lawyers gives “certainty” on data processing – Legal Futures

Posted February 14th, 2024 in data protection, law firms, news by sally

‘The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has approved a certification scheme which it says will provide law firms, chambers and others with “certainty” when processing personal data.’

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Legal Futures, 14th February 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Growing AI litigation risk requires business response – OUT-LAW.com

‘The risk businesses face from litigation is changing as artificial intelligence (AI) tools become more popular. Businesses need to recognise this and consider the different kinds of risks associated with AI technology and how they might give rise to liability.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 5th February 2024

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Growing AI litigation risk requires business response – OUT-LAW.com

‘The risk businesses face from litigation is changing as artificial intelligence (AI) tools become more popular. Businesses need to recognise this and consider the different kinds of risks associated with AI technology and how they might give rise to liability.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 5th February 2024

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FemTech: Top data protection tips for period and fertility-tracking apps – Mills & Reeve

Posted January 4th, 2024 in advertising, data protection, internet, news, pregnancy, women by sally

‘Following the announcement by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) of their review into how period and fertility-tracking apps process user information, my data protection colleagues David Hall and Robert Beveridge, carried out an assessment of the data protection compliance of a small sample of apps and provide their top tips for FemTech app providers.’

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Mills & Reeve, 3rd January 2024

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MoD fined after email blunder risked Afghan interpreters’ lives – BBC News

‘The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been fined £350,000 over an email blunder that exposed details of interpreters fleeing Afghanistan.’

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BBC News, 13th December 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

NHS England faces lawsuit over patient privacy fears linked to new data platform – The Guardian

Posted November 30th, 2023 in data protection, health, hospitals, news, privacy by sally

‘The NHS has been accused of “breaking the law” by creating a massive data platform that will share information about patients.’

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The Guardian, 30th November 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

Court of Appeal refuses permission to appeal in high-profile defamation claim – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 24th, 2023 in appeals, data protection, defamation, freedom of expression, news by tracey

‘Court of Appeal judges have refused permission to appeal in the latest court hearing of a high-profile defamation action brought by a Conservative Party donor against a former Tory MP.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 23rd November 2023

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Crunch time for cookie use, watchdog warns – BBC News

‘Some of the UK’s most visited websites could face fines unless they make it clearer that cookies are optional.’

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BBC News, 21st November 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Bailiffs and their powers in England and Wales – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 22nd, 2023 in bailiffs, data protection, news by sally

‘Having a bailiff take control of goods and sell them is a common method of enforcement a money judgment in England and Wales.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 21st November 2023

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UK ICO challenges Clearview AI ruling – OUT-LAW.com

‘The UK’s data protection authority has lodged an appeal against a tribunal ruling that found it did not have the power to take enforcement action against facial recognition software developer Clearview AI.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 21st November 2023

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GDPR subject access requests and Nigel Farage – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 1st, 2023 in banking, complaints, data protection, news by sally

‘Article 15 of the UK GDPR gives a data subject the right to receive all their personal data that is held by a data controller, subject to certain exemptions (subject access). This right does not only include official documentation but also emails, comments and any other recorded discussions, whether they are professionally expressed or not.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 31st October 2023

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Ex-NatWest chief breached Nigel Farage’s privacy, watchdog rules – The Guardian

Posted October 26th, 2023 in banking, BBC, data protection, media, news, privacy by sally

‘The former NatWest chief executive breached data protection laws when she spoke to a BBC journalist about the planned closure of Nigel Farage’s bank accounts, the UK’s information watchdog has ruled.’

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The Guardian, 25th October 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

UK kick off domestic data protection law shift – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 5th, 2023 in brexit, data protection, EC law, human rights, news, regulations by sally

‘Forthcoming changes to the basis of UK data protection law, although likely to be of minor practical impact, nevertheless represent an important shift in the lens through which domestic data protection legislation is viewed.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 4th October 2023

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Take care of privacy rules when monitoring staff, watchdog warns employers – The Independent

Posted October 3rd, 2023 in data protection, employment, news, privacy by sally

‘The information watchdog has warned employers that it will take action if their monitoring of employees oversteps the line.’

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The Independent, 2nd October 2023

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Law firm data breach “highlights risks to domestic violence victims” – Legal Futures

‘A family law firm that disclosed personal data about a woman and children to her rapist ex-partner has been highlighted in a warning over how data breaches are putting domestic abuse victims’ lives at risk.’

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Legal Futures, 28th September 2023

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Data breaches putting domestic abuse victims’ lives at risk, says UK watchdog – The Guardian

‘Councils, police forces and hospitals are putting women’s lives at risk by accidentally disclosing domestic abuse victims’ addresses to perpetrators, the UK’s information watchdog has said.’

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The Guardian, 27th September 2023

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UK GDPR fines could be linked to NCSC engagement – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 19th, 2023 in computer crime, data protection, fines, news by sally

‘Businesses found to have breached UK data protection laws when falling victim to cyber attacks could receive lower fines in respect of those infringements if they engage appropriately with the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), under a new agreement forged by the NCSC and the UK’s data protection authority.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 18th September 2023

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Court accidentally gave adoption family details to birth father – Law Society’s Gazette

‘The Ministry of Justice has been ordered to improve its systems after details of parties in an adoption process were leaked to the birth father. The data breach happened despite the court judge directing that the father be excluded from proceedings as he posed a risk to the family concerned.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 11th September 2023

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Personal data in FOI requests: cautionary tales – Local Government Lawyer

Posted September 11th, 2023 in data protection, freedom of information, local government, news by tracey

‘In recent news there have been reports of personal data breaches that have resulted from the release of information in response to a freedom of information request. Charlotte Smith looks at the issues involved.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 11th September 2023

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Data protection reform, revisited – Mills & Reeve

Posted September 7th, 2023 in bills, data protection, news, privacy by sally

‘We’ve previously looked at the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill introduced under the Boris Johnson government. That Bill was paused and then withdrawn by Rishi Sunak’s administration, its replacement being the Data Protection and Digital Information (No.2) Bill, which commenced its journey through Parliament in March.’

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Mills & Reeve, 6th September 2023

Source: www.mills-reeve.com