Tagged as: GDPR

EU/UK Privacy & Cybersecurity News Roundup - Week of February 13, 2023

Data privacy case law and legislation is constantly updated in the United Kingdom and European Union to address key issues. In order to track the latest developments, we have set out a brief overview of case law updates, legislation, guidance and news. In brief, there have been a two recent…

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European Top Court Confirms Companies Need to Name “Recipients” of Personal Data When Responding to Access Requests, Not Just Categories

On January 12, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) ruled in case C-154/21 | Österreichische Post AG that controllers must provide the specific identity of any “recipient” of personal data in response to a GDPR access request. While the GDPR itself states that controllers may inform…

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6 Predictions, 6 Attorneys - Goodwin's 2023 Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity Outlook

In honor of Data Privacy Week, and as we kick off 2023, many of us are wondering what this year’s hot topics and trends will be in the privacy and cybersecurity sector. How will the new Privacy Shield in the EU and UK affect data regulation? How will state privacy…

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New Swiss Data Protection Law Will Become Effective September 1st, 2023 – What You Need to Know

On September 25, 2020, the Swiss Parliament approved revisions to Switzerland’s data protection law, the Federal Act on Data Protection of June 19, 1992 or FADP (“Revised FADP”). On August 31, 2022, the Swiss Federal Council decided that the Revised FADP will be brought into force on September 1st, 2023…

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A Long-Awaited Privacy Measure Finally Becomes Law in Indonesia

Indonesia joins its Southeast Asian neighbors, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines, with its adoption of a comprehensive data protection law. The new measure, the Personal Data Protection Law (“PDPL”), which appears to have taken inspiration from the European General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) was long anticipated after the various…

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Rulings Awaited Against Both Criteo and IAB Europe: Ongoing Uncertainty for Digital Advertising

On August 5, 2022 news broke that the French Data Protection Authority (“CNIL”) proposes fining adtech company Criteo €60 million for undisclosed GDPR violations as part of an ongoing investigation opened by the CNIL in 2020. The investigation followed a 2018 complaint by the privacy NGO Privacy International against Criteo…

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New EU Rules for Data Access and Sharing: What You Need to Know

On February 23, 2022, the European Commission published its proposal for a Regulation on Harmonized Rules on Fair Access to and Use of Data (“Data Act”), which focuses on data generated by Internet of Things (“IoT”) devices. The aim of the Data Act are to create a single market for…

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UK Government Issues Response to its Data Reform Consultation

On June 17, 2022, the UK Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (“DCMS”) issued a final response (“Response”) to the consultation, ‘Data: a new direction’ (“Consultation”), which launched on September 10, 2021, to receive input from stakeholders on the DCMS proposals to reform the UK’s data protection regime….

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French Data Protection Authority Fined Medical Software Provider for GDPR Violations

On April 21, 2022, France’s data protection authority, the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), announced its decision to fine medical software company Dedalus Biologie €1.5 million following a data breach that exposed health information of nearly 500,000 people. The CNIL noted the company violated several GDPR obligations,…

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New Data Protection Rights Coming Soon to Saudi Arabia – Just Not as Soon as Expected

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“Saudi Arabia” or the “Kingdom”) has enacted the Personal Data Protection Law (“PDPL”), the country’s first comprehensive data protection law. The PDPL was scheduled to become effective on March 23, 2022 but full implementation was recently delayed until March 17, 2023, a positive development for…

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