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In praise of. the Investigatory Powers Act 2016

Data Protector

I see the IPA as an outstanding example that Governments of all countries should adopt to ensure that public authorities act transparently and put effective mechanisms in place to ensure that human rights are appropriately respected. In 2019 the Investigatory Powers Commissioner established the Office for Communications Data Authorisation.

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U.S. Government White Paper to Help Companies Address the EU’s National Security Concerns in Schrems II

Data Matters

government released a “White Paper” addressing how U.S. law and practice relating to government access to data for national security purposes,” especially as that information bears on “issues that appear to have concerned the ECJ in Schrems II ” and as it “may bear on many companies’ analyses” of how their reliance on SCCs conforms to EU law.

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What it Takes to Be Your Organisation’s DPO or Data Privacy Lead

IT Governance

As privacy professionals, we see consumers exercising their rights to withdraw consent to their data being processed via ‘opt out’ or ‘unsubscribe’ buttons, for example. At IT Governance, we give guidance on what it means to be responsible and accountable in a DPO or data privacy leadership role. ‘GDPR’ has become a familiar term.

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EU Council Agrees on Proposed ePrivacy Regulation

Data Matters

On February 10, 2021, the Council of the European Union (which includes representatives of the European Union (EU) member states, hereinafter Council) reached an agreement on the ePrivacy Regulation proposal that governs the protection of privacy and confidentiality of electronic communications services (ePrivacy Regulation).

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Italian National Cybersecurity Perimeter: With great power comes great responsibility!

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

In addition to a classification of incidents involving information and communications technology (ICT) assets, depending on their severity, the Regulation strengthens the notification system regarding such incidents and provides for several security measures that Operators included in the NCSP shall implement within specific timeframes.

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GDPR Italian Implementing Decree Has Been Published

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

101 of 10 August 2018 (the “Decree”) for the national implementation of General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the “GDPR”) has been published in the Official Journal. Also, the Decree governs the transition from the current to the future regime. On 4 September, the Legislative Decree no.

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FRANCE: ONE MORE STEP TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY OF THE NEW FRENCH DATA PROTECTION LAW

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

On 12 December 2018, the French Government issued an ordinance [1] finalizing, at the legislative level [2] , the alignment of the French Data Protection Law (“FDPL”) with the General Data Protection Regulation [3] (“GDPR”) and the Directive 2016/680 [4]. Following-up the adoption of the GDPR, the French Law No.

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