‘The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published new guidance setting out how it will determine penalty notices and calculate fines under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA).’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd March 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Hundreds of police officers who brought data breach and misuse of private information claims where their pre-issue costs alone were £1.2m have seen their claims struck out.’
Legal Futures, 26th February 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) says Serco Leisure has been unlawfully processing the biometric data of more than 2,000 employees at 38 UK leisure facilities.’
BBC News, 23rd February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A complaint by Brewdog about a BBC documentary that highlighted allegations of inappropriate behaviour against the beer giant’s chief executive has been rejected by Ofcom.’
BBC News, 19th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A judge has given the go-ahead to a mass legal action against Facebook owner Meta, potentially worth £3bn.’
BBC News, 15th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Duke of Sussex has settled the remaining parts of his phone-hacking claim against the publisher of the Daily Mirror, the high court has heard.’
The Guardian, 9th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A phone hacking case brought by the Duke of Sussex and other celebrities against Mirror Group was “overwhelmingly successful” with demands made for the publisher to pay out nearly £2m in costs, a court heard. Prince Harry’s case against Mirror newspapers remains ongoing as he presses ahead with a further 115 articles that he claims were sourced unlawfully, with decisions on costs reserved until this is determined.’
The Independent, 30th January 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘London’s Metropolitan Police have arrested over a dozen people in two days using controversial Live Facial Recognition technology in Croydon.’
The Independent, 24th January 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The legal department at Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) was aware of phone hacking far earlier than it admitted, the High Court found last week in the claim brought by Prince Harry.’
Legal Futures, 18th December 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Prince Harry has won 15 claims in his case accusing Mirror Group Newspapers of unlawfully gathering information for stories published about him.’
BBC News, 15th December 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The NHS has been accused of “breaking the law” by creating a massive data platform that will share information about patients.’
The Guardian, 30th November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Duke of Sussex can go ahead with claims against Associated Newspapers of unlawfully obtaining information, as a court ruling opens the way for a trial.’
BBC News, 11th November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘After years of debate, the government’s controversial Online Safety Bill, which aims to make the internet safer for children, has become law.’
BBC News, 26th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Harriet Dwyer tells HRNews about ICO’s latest monitoring guidance which emphasises that expectations of privacy are higher at home than in the workplace.’
OUT-LAW.com, 26th October 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘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.’
The Guardian, 25th October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A company which enables its clients to search a database of billions of images scraped from the internet for matches to a particular face has won an appeal against the UK’s privacy watchdog.’
BBC News, 18th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Dozens of cross-party MPs and peers have joined a campaign for an “immediate stop” to the use of live facial recognition surveillance by police and private companies.’
The Guardian, 6th October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The information watchdog has warned employers that it will take action if their monitoring of employees oversteps the line.’
The Independent, 2nd October 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Government has launched a new taskforce which aims to put a stop to lawsuits that have a “devastating” impact on journalists. Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer will meet groups from the media and legal sectors on Monday as they try to end legal threats, known as strategic lawsuits against public participation (Slapps).’
The Independent, 11th September 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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