‘The Department for Education (DfE) flouted data protection obligations when it shared information about children with the Home Office for immigration enforcement purposes, a watchdog had said.’
The Independent, 14th November 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Hundreds of police officers and staff have illicitly accessed police databases for their own ends including checking the criminal records of partners. Freedom of Information requests show 237 officers and staff have been disciplined for accessing the highly-sensitive police national computer or other IT systems in the past two years.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘On 6 and 7 November 2019, the Supreme Court will hear Morrison’s appeal from the ruling of the Court of Appeal, in a data breach claim brought by 5,500 employees. The claim raises important questions of employee liability for the actions of rogue employees. It is one of a series of large cases which are working their way through the Courts (including claims against Google and British Airways), which each illustrate the increasing risks businesses face from group claims/class actions, arising from data protection breaches.’
UKSC Blog, 5th November 2019
Source: ukscblog.com
‘Facial recognition technology may have been used unlawfully by police, a watchdog has warned while calling for urgent government regulation.’
The Independent, 1st November 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A former Metropolitan police detective who successfully sued the force for wrongly using its powers to investigate her has lost her eight-year court battle to hold the police to account.’
The Guardian, 21st October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A High Court master has urged the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and the Forum of Insurance Lawyers to agree a protocol to govern the recording of medico-legal examinations.’
Litigation Futures, 15th October 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Richard Lloyd v. Google LLC [2019] EWCA Civ 1599. The Court of Appeal has ruled that a claimant can recover damages for loss of control of their data under section 13 of Data Protection Act 1998 without proving pecuniary loss or distress. The first instance judge, Warby J, had dismissed Mr Lloyd’s application for permission to serve Google outside the jurisdiction in the USA, so preventing the claim getting under way.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 4th October 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Home Secretary Priti Patel last night (Thursday 3 October) signed an historic agreement that will enable British law enforcement agencies to directly demand electronic data relating to terrorists, child sexual abusers and other serious criminals from US tech firms.’
Home Office, 4th October 2019
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘Legal action brought against Google for allegedly tracking the personal data of four million iPhone users can go ahead in the UK, three judges have ruled.’
BBC News, 2nd October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘R (Bridges) v Chief Constable of South Wales Police and Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWHC 2341 (Admin). The High Court has dismissed an application for judicial review regarding the use of Automated Facial Recognition Technology (AFR) and its implications for privacy rights and data protection.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 12th September 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office is questioning the UK government about the collection of personal data on its Gov.uk platform.’
BBC News, 12th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘British Airways has been accused of “swerving responsibility” for a massive data breach by trying to limit compensation payouts for victims, lawyers claim.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th September 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Information Commissioner needs to provide specific guidance to law firms on how they can lawfully share personal data, a leading City law firm has argued.’
Legal Futures, 12th September 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Police use of automatic facial recognition technology to search for people in crowds is lawful, the high court in Cardiff has ruled.’
The Guardian, 4th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The refusal by police forces to disclose whether they are exploiting covert surveillance technology to track mobile phones is to be challenged at a tribunal next week.’
The Guardian, 20th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Information commissioner says use of the technology must be “necessary and proportionate.”‘
The Guardian, 12th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Facebook’s past privacy breaches suggest financial information might not be safe if it launches cryptocurrency, the Information Commissioner has warned.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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