‘The Metropolitan Police shared the full personal details of a woman who complained about a male officer’s aggression when arresting a vulnerable female with that officer – including her home address.’
The Independent, 18th October 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Police forces will be able to “strong-arm” NHS bodies into handing over confidential patient data under planned laws that have sparked fury from doctors’ groups and the UK’s medical watchdog.’
The Independent, 17th October 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Amazon has urged owners of its Ring security cameras and doorbells – which come with a camera and microphone – to respect neighbours’ privacy after a court ruled their use broke data laws.’
The Guardian, 14th October 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A second data breach by the Ministry of Defence, potentially compromising the safety of Afghans who may be eligible to relocate to the UK, has been uncovered by the BBC.’
BBC News, 23rd September 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Government is to conduct a review of “Retained EU law”, the legislation taken onto the statute book through the European Union (Withdrawal) Act of 2018, Lord Frost has announced.
Local Government Lawyer, 17th September 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Government plans to streamline the data protection regime aim to foster innovation in the sector, but have also reignited concerns about automated data processing and the erosion of rights.’
Law Society's Gazette, 20th September 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Metropolitan Police commissioner has accused tech giants of making it harder to identify and stop terrorists.’
BBC News, 12th September 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘UK data privacy regulator, the ICO, has published the final version of its age appropriate design code (the Children’s code). This will already be familiar to those providing content intended for children, with refinement of the drafting following consultation with industry and users in 2019. But it reaches further than you might imagine, and it will be important for many organisations to assess and implement compliance in the 12 month transition period allowed for compliance.’
Mills & Reeve, 8th September 2021
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
‘Hampshire County Council should pay £10,000 in compensation after a mother who was fleeing her ex-partner had her address exposed in a data breach, Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th September 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Rules requiring cookie consent pop-ups on websites could be in for a shake-up following a move by the data watchdog which is likely to feature in government plans to reform data protection laws.’
Law Society's Gazette, 7th September 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Liberty, Privacy International and 29 other organisations have called for Parliament to ban the use of live facial recognition technology (LFRT) by the police and private companies.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st August 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Fresh guidance on monitoring workers and on using artificial intelligence (AI) tools in recruitment is to be issued to employers in the UK under plans announced by two UK regulators.’
OUT-LAW.com, 31st August 2021
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A High Court ruling on a low-value data breach claim may stop claimants recovering after-the-event (ATE) insurance premiums in cases involving cyber-attacks, information law specialists have argued.’
Legal Futures, 31st August 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Britain will attempt to move away from European data protection regulations as it overhauls its privacy rules after Brexit, the government has announced.’
The Guardian, 26th August 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A proposed code of practice covering police use of live facial recognition in England and Wales has been criticised by human rights groups.’
BBC News 17th August 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The High Court (Saini J) has today handed down judgment in Warren v DSG Retail Ltd [2021] EWHC 2168 (QB) (available here: Warren v DSG judgment). It is pithy and important stuff for data protection litigation, especially as regards accidental data breaches and the recoverability of ATE premiums.’
Panopticon, 30th July 2021
Source: panopticonblog.com
‘The Pegasus Project is an international collaborative reporting project led by the French nonprofit organisations Forbidden Stories and Amnesty International, in conjunction with 16 media outlets worldwide, including The Guardian. Journalists worked to uncover the extent to which governments infringed upon the privacy rights of individuals by surveilling their digital devices for years.’
Each Other, 22nd July 2021
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘An investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published today (17 June) found that out of a group of organisations using live facial recognition (LFR) technology in public spaces, none were fully compliant with data protection law requirements.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th June 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘EU-era data protection laws would be replaced by common-law based UK legislation under a list of proposals for a “bold new” post-Brexit framework proposed by a working party set up by the prime minister today.’
Law Society's Gazette, 16th June 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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