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...
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...
11 Jan, 2024 Is AI the answer to tackling workplace sexual harassment? By Rebecca Berry It's been nearly six years now since the MeToo movement brought sexual harassment to the forefront of our minds. With the advent of AI,...
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...
01 Sep, 2023 Data scraping and data protection – joint statement released By Guy Cartwright The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) together with 11 other privacy regulators have recently published a joint statement on data...
22 Aug, 2023 ICO issues draft guidance on biometric data By Guy Cartwright The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently published draft guidance on biometric data for public consultation. The...
18 May, 2023 The rapid rise of drones and the future of the "Stenosphere" By Quintin Farley In a world where AI seems to dominate tech news, the rapid innovation and utilisation of drones seems to have slipped "under the radar" –...
03 Apr, 2023 Italian Data Protection Authority finds the AI-powered chatbot ‘Replika’ will not be able to process personal data of Italian users, for now By Guy Cartwright The Italian Data Protection Authority has imposed a provisional limitation on OpenAI’s processing of Italian users’ personal data. "Open...