We bring you a round up of articles and updates in the data sphere. EDPB: The European Data Protection Board has published two main guidelines on the calculation of GDPR fines and on the use of facial recognition in law enforcement. The adopted guidelines refer to the...
We bring you a round up of articles and updates in the data sphere. UK: This year the Queen's speech 2022 gave specific notice to Data Protection in the UK, looking to a Bill with the purpose to: take advantage of the benefits of Brexit to...
We bring you a round up of articles and updates in the data sphere. Europe: EDPS-EDPB Joint Opinion on the Proposal of the European Parliament and of the Council on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data ( EU's Data Act) - 'data protection...
We bring you a round up of articles and updates in the data sphere. Europe: EU readies ground-breaking law to force tech giants to clean up their platforms. This piece suggests that the UK is likely to follow plans for the biggest overhaul in 20 years...
We bring you a round up of articles and updates in the data sphere. EDPS: EDPS published its Annual Report 2021 -Annual Report 2021: An efficient administration respects the rule of law. The report highlights the EDPS’ achievements regarding European Union institutions’ (EU institutions) compliance with the data...
We bring you a round up of articles and updates in the data sphere. UK: ICO has written an interesting blog regarding the protecting children online taking into account the viewpoint of the little ones. Read more Italy: The National Institute for Social Security (Institute national Della previdenza...
We bring you a round up of articles and updates in the data sphere. UK: Whistle blowers and Freedom of information data has shed light on government handling of claims relating to disability. Read more here This comes as The Guardian newspaper states that Freedom of Information...
We bring you a round up of articles and updates sourced from national data commissioners and leading privacy organisations. IAPP: The sun came out just in time for London to host this years IAPP Conference - Data Protection Intensive: UK 2022. Ito Onojeghuo, AllNet Law's Head...
We bring you a round up of articles and updates sourced from national data commissioners and leading privacy organisations. News this week: DPC: The Irish Supervisory Authority for Data Protection has released the Data Protection Commission’s Annual Report for 2021, featuring highlights of the past year. Download full...
UK GDPR: Is checking the COVID status of visitors, customers and employees legal? For certain settings, it is now a legal requirement to get vaccinated and check people’s COVID status. Data protection rules must be considered when implementing COVID-status checks. Organisations should take into account: employment law...
