HL Chronicle of Data Protection

JUNE 17, 2019

On 6 June, 2019, the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (the “ PCPD “) issued an enforcement notice against Cathay Pacific Airways (and its affiliate Hong Kong Dragon Airlines) (together, “ Cathay Pacific “) in respect of a data breach concerning unauthorized access to the personal data of some 9.4

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 1, 2010

On February 16, 2010, the Article 29 Working Party adopted Opinion 1/2010 (the “Opinion”) providing further clarification and guidance on the interpretation of the concepts of “data controller” and “data processor” in the context of the EU’s Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC. Regarding Data Processors.

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OCTOBER 21, 2010

The Code includes eight recommendations intended to reinforce data protection and Internet users’ rights regarding targeted advertising. In particular, the Code covers notice to users, enabling users to exercise their rights efficiently, and limiting the retention of cookies for the purposes of behavioral advertising.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

On November 4, 2010, the European Commission (the “Commission”) released a draft version of its Communication proposing “a comprehensive approach on personal data protection in the European Union” (the “Communication”) with a view to modernizing the EU legal system for the protection of personal data.

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JULY 4, 2012

Cloud computing and the range and geographical dispersion of the various parties involved also have raised significant uncertainty in terms of applicable law, which the Working Party previously analyzed in its Opinion 8/2010. International Data Transfers . Cloud Computing Duties and Responsibilities.

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JULY 30, 2010

In a statement released on July 29, 2010, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) has found that the information collected by Google from unsecured WiFi networks during the Street View photography capture exercise “does not include meaningful personal details that could be linked to an identifiable person.”

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JANUARY 4, 2011

Early this week, the Article 29 Working Party issued its December 16, 2010 Opinion on applicable law, providing guidance on the scope of EU data protection law and the practical implications of Article 4 of the EU Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC, the “Directive”).

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

MAY 13, 2019

Additionally in 2017, Connecticut passed legislation requiring that health insurers, third-party administrators, and related entities implement and maintain a comprehensive information security program with specific minimum requirements to protect insureds’ personal data. See 201 CMR 17.00.

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Data Protector

OCTOBER 11, 2017

We want businesses to ensure that their customers and future customers have consented to having their personal data processed, but we also need to ensure that the enormous potential for new data rights and freedoms does not open us up to new threats. How then will we secure adequacy without adhering to the charter?

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 12, 2020

The High Court should not have declined to reach a conclusion as to whether South Wales Police had an “appropriate policy document” in place regarding the use of AFR Locate that was within the meaning of Section 42 of the DPA 2018 for carrying out sensitive data processing. It is not a question of simple multiplication.

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APRIL 25, 2012

The ICO first issued the Code in 2010, when its audit powers came into force. Since 2010, the ICO has been empowered under the Data Protection Act 1998 (“DPA”) to undertake compulsory audits of central governments and other designated bodies, by serving a Section 41A assessment notice on an organization. Background.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Relatively recent advances in technology — smartphones and social media, in particular — have allowed businesses to collect, store, and find ways to monetize far more personal data than ever before. social security and credit card numbers, employee and patient health data, and customer financial records).”43

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

On September 2, 2010, police in New Zealand issued a statement to confirm that there was no evidence Google committed a criminal offense in relation to the data it collected from unsecured WiFi networks during the Street View photography capture exercise. A coalition of states in the U.S.

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APRIL 5, 2010

Demos , an independent UK-based think tank, has published a report describing the views of a cross-section of British people on how their personal data are used by the public and private sectors. In this study, participants demanded transparency, security and the means by which they may exercise informed and meaningful choice.

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