ArticleApp Industry Meets With The European Commission And National RegulatorA recent EU report estimates that spending on apps in the EU rose to €6.1 billion in 2013.United KingdomPrivacyReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleArticle 29 Working Party Adopts Its 2017 Action PlanIn early January, the Article 29 Working Party (WP29) adopted its 2017 Action Plan (Action Plan) on the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).United KingdomPrivacyReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleBrexit: Baroness Neville-Rolfe on Data ImplicationsAt the beginning of July, Baroness Neville-Rolfe gave a speech at the annual Privacy Laws & Business conference, outlining the government's stance on the implications of Brexit for a range of data issues including the GDPR, cybersecurity, ..United KingdomPrivacyReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleConsumer Trust Should Be At The Heart Of The Digital EconomySophisticated technology offers numerous opportunities for individuals but also is very capable of causing disruption of, and intrusion to, their privacy.United KingdomPrivacyReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleData Subject Access Requests – Stick To What's Reasonable, Proportionate, And Has The Proper Motive, Says UK CourtIn August, the High Court, in Dawson-Damer & Ors v Taylor Wessing, refused an application to compel a UK law firm to comply with a data subject access request under the Data Protection Act 1998.United KingdomPrivacyReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleEU Art. 29 Proposes Class Actions to Enforce Privacy RightsThis month, the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (Working Party) and the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) held the European Data Governance Forum, an international conference focusing on the issues of privacy, innovation and surveillance in Europe. United KingdomPrivacyReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleEU Art. 29 Releases Guidelines On The Right To Be ForgottenIn November, the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (Working Party) released guidelines as to how the Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) assembled in the Working Party intend to implement the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European UnionUnited KingdomPrivacyReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleGalloway v Frazer & Others – A Glimpse To The Future Of Data Protection LitigationThe claims relate to three videos uploaded to Google's YouTube platform by William Frazer. It was claimed that these videos had been uploaded unlawfully.United KingdomPrivacyReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleHas Facebook Been Evil? It's Down To The Regulators To DecideIn June, Facebook came under public scrutiny after it was revealed that the company carried out research in 2012 that manipulated the News Feeds of 689,000 users. Several regulators are now poised to investigate Facebook’s conduct.United KingdomPrivacyReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleHouse Of Lords' Report On Google 'Right To Be Forgotten' Case Concludes That It's 'Bad Law'The House of Lords Home Affairs, Health and Education EU Sub-Committee has released its own report on the CJEU Judgment.United KingdomPrivacyReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleICO's Strategic Plan For The ‘New Frontier' Of Data ProtectionThe ICO recently published its Information Rights Strategic Plan for 2017 – 2021 United KingdomPrivacyReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleICO Issues Updated Code Of Practice On Subject Access RequestsThe UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued an updated code of practice on subject access requests.United KingdomPrivacyReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleIndian Centre For Internet And Society Issues Call For Comments On Draft Privacy (Protection) BillA nonprofit research organisation, the Indian Centre for Internet and Society (ICIS), has issued an open call for comments on its draft Privacy (Protection) Bill 2013 (the Bill).United KingdomPrivacyReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleIreland And The UK Ban Forced Subject Access RequestsIn June 2014, the UK’s Ministry of Justice released guidance stating that similar provisions will come into force as of 1 December 2014.United KingdomPrivacyReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleOpenSSL Reveals Significant Security FlawOn 7 April, OpenSSL released a Security Advisory exposing a flaw which, if exploited, would allow hackers to reveal communications between servers and the computers of Internet users.United KingdomPrivacyReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticlePCI Addresses Payment Security Risks With New GuidanceThe Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council published the Third Party Security Assurance Information Supplement to help organisations reduce their risk.United KingdomPrivacyReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticlePCI Security Standards Council Announces Revisions To The Use Of SSLThese impending revisions should help organisations in protecting their data and dealing with processing payment card information.United KingdomPrivacyReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticlePrivacy Shield Does Not Achieve Adequacy Of Protection Under Current Regime, Say EU Data Protection AuthoritiesOn 13 April, the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (‘WP29') published its opinion on whether the proposed Privacy Shield programme, which is intended to replace the now-invalid Safe Harbor pact for facilitating trans-Atlantic data flows, achieved an adequate level of protection.United KingdomPrivacyReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleSecretive Direct Marketers Face Fresh Restrictions On Their AnonymityFrom 16 May, those making (or instigating) direct marketing telephone calls must provide Caller Line Identification (‘CLI') when making calls live or through automated means. United KingdomPrivacyReed Smith (Worldwide)