‘Cheshire West and Chester Council has given an undertaking to the Information Commissioner’s Office after a number of data breaches including allegations of historic sexual abuse being sent to an incorrect address due to the address and postcode being obtained from a Google Map search.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th August 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Businesses that are responsible for “minor infringements” of new EU data protection laws shortly after they come into effect will not be made an example of, the UK’s information commissioner has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th August 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Recent research suggests that AI could make a valuable contribution to the judicial process.’
The Guardian, 13th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A new law proposed to protect the privacy of British internet users could end up criminalising the only people working to uncover abuses of personal data, a leading privacy researcher has warned.’
The Guardian, 14th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The UK government recently released their proposals for a new UK Data Protection Bill. However, since much of the Bill will simply copy EU law into UK law, how important are the Data Protection Bill proposals to human rights?’
Rightsinfo, 9th August 2017
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘The UK’s data watchdog has hit TalkTalk with its second major fine in a year for failing to protect customers’ information from scammers.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th August 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The collection and use of private information by business is a hot topic, with the tech giants frequently in the news accused of going too far. Cold-calling companies contacting us out of the blue with unwanted products or services, and indiscriminate collection and retention of information about suspects are other by-products of the information age. It is high time for individuals’ rights to be improved.’
Technology Law Update, 8th August 2017
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘The UK government has issued new guidelines aimed at improving cyber protection for smart and driverless vehicles, ahead of planned legislation for the emerging industry.’
OUT-LAW.com, 7th August 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Firms could face fines of up to £17m or 4% of global turnover if they fail to protect themselves from cyber-attacks, the government has warned.’
BBC News, 8th August 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In the wake of the London and Manchester attacks, the government’s counter-terrorism strategy is increasingly in the news and under scrutiny. Radicalisation is a difficult concept to map on to a system like ours, which separates the definition of criminal behaviour and punishment from civil sanctions. In this week’s podcast, Marina Wheeler discusses some of the ways the law is trying to cope (Law Pod UK Episode 8, available on Monday 7 August). She and others from 1 Crown Office Row will be discussing this and related issues at a seminar on Monday 11 September. You will find full details at the end of this post.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 5th August 2017
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Britons could obtain more control over what happens to personal information under proposals outlined by the government.’
BBC News, 7th August 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘At present all employers have to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) when conducting employee surveillance, as they will be gathering and using personal data about living, identifiable individuals (location, movements, internet browsing history and so on). Part 3 of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Data Protection Employment Practices Code is an important document to follow to avoid DPA breaches. It covers all types of employee surveillance.’
Law Society's Gazette, 31st July 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘More than five million cases of fraud and computer misuse offences were recorded in England and Wales in a single year, according to new figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th July 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The free movement of non-personal data is to be enshrined in EU law, the commissioner for the digital single market Andrus Ansip has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 18th July 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Alongside data protection law runs a set of rules relating to electronic communications – the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (EC Directive) 2003, or PECR. Data protection law reform has been centre stage recently, with the General Data Protection Regulation coming into effect in May 2018. But plans to reform EU legislation underlying PECR have not been widely discussed. EU law-makers intend to introduce the changes along with the GDPR next May. The details of the changes are not hammered down yet. This presents a problem for any organisation that uses technology to communicate with the public. In this blog, we take a look at the existing rules, and the likely changes that will (or may) come in next year.’
Technology Law Update, 12th July 2017
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘Some of you may have read in last week’s Guardian of an ICO ruling which resulted in the Ministry of Justice handing over a judge’s handwritten notes under data protection legislation (if not, see the article here). If you did read the article, it may be that you are now scratching your head trying to work out why and how the notes came to be disclosed. Well you need scratch no longer – here is the ICO decision letter (for which thanks to Mrs Percival).’
Panopticon, 11th July 2017
Source: panopticonblog.com
‘Aggravated damages have been awarded against the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman over its treatment of an applicant.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th July 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Ex-employers need to protect their confidential information. Some of the most potent weapons in the ex-employers’ armoury are orders for preservation, return and protection of confidential information. However, two recent cases provide a warning of the dangers of making assumptions in relation to applications for that relief, and show the stringent approach taken by the courts to orders for the protection of confidential information.’
Littleton Chambers, 29th June 2017
Source: www.littletonchambers.com
‘London’s Royal Free hospital failed to comply with the Data Protection Act when it handed over personal data of 1.6 million patients to DeepMind, a Google subsidiary, according to the Information Commissioner’s Office.’
The Guardian, 3rd July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Local government is an exciting place. And because it is an exciting place, filled with thrusting go-getting types who live on the edge of danger, there is the risk of occasional accusations of wrongdoing. Councillor Hussain, a Labour member, of that parish is the subject of serious allegations – which have not yet been determined – to whit that he procured the sale of some toilets to a person connected to him at an undervalue and that he expunged some parking tickets issued to family members.’
Panopticon, 30th June 2017
Source: panopticonblog.com
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