The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Commencement No. 9) Regulations 2018 published and bring into force several provisions of the Act on 28th November, 5th December 2018 and 16th January 2019…
Debbie Heywood provides a timely update on the progress of the ePrivacy Regulation and considers whether the latest draft differs from the current state of play in terms of cookies and direct marketing….
Code relates to Parts 3 and 4 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016…
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Darren Grayson Chng, our Singapore correspondent, reports on recently updated guidelines in Singapore clarifying how Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act applies to national identification documents….
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In force from 17th December 2018…
Read More… from Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendment) Regulations 2018
House of Parliament Joint Select Committee publishes report on cybersecurity and critical national infrastructure…
The ICO has issued an Enforcement Notice after concerns raised by Amnesty International…
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Christopher Knight, of 11KBW, provides an instant look at what the proposed Withdrawal Agreement may mean for data protection and privacy regulation. First published on the Panopticon blog….
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The various EU bodies have issued a ‘Communication’, Preparing for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 30 March 2019: a Contingency Action Plan, which inter alia covers personal data…
Read More… from Brexit: EU Communication covering Personal Data
A six-month prison sentence has been imposed on a motor industry employee following the first Computer Misuse Act prosecution by the ICO…