28 Aug, 2024 Uber's costly transatlantic data transfer slip: Dutch DPA imposes €290m fine By Georgie Barrow The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has fined Uber EUR290m for transferring European drivers' data, including location data,...
09 Aug, 2024 The cookie conundrum: consent or cough-up By Georgie Barrow A number of publishers, including Mail Online, The Independent, Daily Mirror, Daily Express and The Sun, now use “pay or consent” cookie...
24 Jul, 2024 The Kings Speech: Cyber Security and Resilience Bill By Laura Burge The Kings Speech delivered on 17 July 2024 outlined the new Labour government’s plans to introduce a Cyber Security and Resilience Bill...
24 Jul, 2024 The King’s Speech: Digital Information and Smart Data Bill By Georgie Barrow The King’s Speech delivered on 17 July 2024 set out two new bills with implications for the technology sector, one of which being the...
07 Jun, 2024 DPDI Bill washed away By Laura Burge On 22 May 2024, the Prime Minister announced that a general election is to be held on 4 July 2024. Following this announcement, UK...
03 May, 2024 From misleading to un-ad-visable: considerations for hotels to avoid misleading advertising By Georgie Barrow A Premier Inn hotel advert has been banned for misleading claims about room prices after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) found...
07 Feb, 2024 Cyber Governance Code of Practice – call for views By Alasdair McDowell The UK government has opened a consultation on its draft Cyber Governance Code of Practice (the “Code”), which was published on 23...
06 Feb, 2024 Spanner in the works for the CSDDD? By Angelica Lovell Catherine Sellars Nicola Broadhurst The Council of the European Union is set to vote on the final text of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) on 9...
26 Jan, 2024 Celebrating Data Privacy Day 2024: A snapshot of current developments By Beverley Flynn With so much going on in the data protection landscape, we bring you a brief roundup on key issues: Transfers abroad New guidelines for...
23 Jan, 2024 “Buy now, pay later" – is Shohei Ohtani’s new contract a sign of things to come? By Alasdair McDowell At the end of last year, Shohei Ohtani signed the largest contract in US sporting history - USD700m for 10 years with his new team, the...
11 Jan, 2024 The cheque's in the post By Beverley Whittaker The government has recently published an explanatory memorandum on its proposed Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance...
14 Dec, 2023 The Booking.com app scam - what lessons can businesses learn? By Alasdair McDowell Cyber security, systems vulnerability and data protection are not the most festive topics. But recent fraudulent activity on the...