‘A man who passed on thousands of an accident repair company’s customer records to claims management companies has been jailed in a landmark prosecution.’
Legal Futures, 13th November 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘NHS Digital has confirmed its withdrawal from an agreement to give the Home Office access to confidential data for immigration enforcement, following a legal challenge by campaigners.’
Rights Info, 12th November 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘Online service providers should consider alternatives to passwords to keep their systems secure and meet their obligations under data protection laws, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 5th November 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Lessons can be learned in the financial services sector from the rush to update contracts to account for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) taking effect earlier this year.’
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd November 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Facebook has been fined £500,000 by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after the watchdog found that the company was responsible for serious breaches of UK data protection laws.’
OUT-LAW.com, 25th October 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Organisations that hold and process personal data have already had to contemplate the prospect of €20 million fines for not matching up to the requirements of the GDPR. Now the Court of Appeal has given a ruling that presents another type of exposure risk where personal data is concerned. Upholding a High Court decision given in November 2017, this second ruling confirms that an employer can be liable for the actions of a rogue employee in exposing the private information of thousands of other members of staff.’
Technology Law Update, 26th October 2018
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘Financial Technology: Opportunities and Challenges to Law and Regulation, East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai, China.’
Supreme Court, 26th October 2018
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
‘Facebook has been fined £500,000 by the UK’s data protection watchdog for its role in the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said Facebook had let a “serious breach” of the law take place.’
BBC News, 25th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Large-scale civil litigation is one of the developing contours of data protection law. Last week’s judgment in Lloyd v Google – a novel representative action based on allegedly unlawful processing activities – is one illustration. When it comes to group litigation on the back of a data breach, our best illustration thus far is the groundbreaking group action against Morrisons.’
Panopticon, 22nd October 2018
Source: panopticonblog.com
‘Morrisons has lost its challenge to a High Court ruling that it is liable for a data breach that saw thousands of its employees’ details posted online.’
BBC News, 22nd October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Universities have a duty to support students with mental health issues, but there are a series of legal issues that they need to consider which should shape how they do so.’
OUT-LAW.com, 17th October 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘European law makers are planning a big step towards enabling the free flow of non-personal data within EU borders as part of the bloc’s Digital Single Market Strategy.’
Technology Law Update, 16th October 2018
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘Most of us resignedly consent to the use of cookies in order to use internet sites, vaguely aware that these collect information about our browsing habits in order to target us with advertisements. It’s annoying, but does it do us any harm? That is the question that came up before Warby J in a preliminary application for a representative claim last week.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 10th October 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Businesses that breach UK data protection law or misuse personal information are not automatically obliged to pay compensation to people affected by that breach, the High Court in London has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 9th October 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Heathrow Airport has been fined £120,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office for “serious” data protection failings. It comes after a staff member lost a USB stick last October containing “sensitive personal data”, which was later found by a member of the public.’
BBC News, 8th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Financial services companies, NHS bodies and recruitment companies are among 34 organisations that could be fined for failing to pay the new data protection fee, the UK’s data protection watchdog has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 1st October 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Police are demanding almost unfettered access to highly personal records and data from potential rape victims before pressing ahead with their cases, the Guardian can reveal.’
The Guardian, 25th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Credit rating agency Equifax is to be fined £500,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after it failed to protect the personal data of 15 million Britons.’
BBC News, 20th September 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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