Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Join us at the International Association of Privacy Professionals (“IAPP”) Data Protection Congress in Brussels, November 9-10, 2016. Hunton & Williams privacy professionals will be featured speakers in the following sessions: Addressing Risky Processing Under the GDPR: A Practical Approach. Thursday, November 10, 1:30 p.m.

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IT Governance

MAY 27, 2021

UK police forces experienced 2,386 data breaches in 2020, according to data gathered by VPNoverview. For example, the report revealed that police stations suffered 299 data breaches on average between January 2016 and April 2021. Meanwhile, malicious insiders are another likely suspect.

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IT Governance

JUNE 20, 2018

A number of people have asked whether the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) applies to data breaches that occurred before 25 May 2018 but were discovered after that date. He stressed that the GDPR’s 25 May enforcement date was well known. He stressed that the GDPR’s 25 May enforcement date was well known. “If

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 26, 2022

Data is at the heart of the EU’s digital and green transformation, which are the two priorities of the European Commission. With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), adopted in 2016, the EU has created a solid framework for the protection of personal data in line with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

A recent freedom of information request by chartered accountants UHY Hacker Young reveals a worrying rise in reported data breaches across the UK education sector. The highest number of breaches in 2016-17. In 2016–17, UK schools reported the highest number of breaches (703) across the sector, an increase of 4% on the previous year.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Doorstep Dispensaree has been fined £275,000 for failing to comply with the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) , making it the first organisation in the UK to be penalised for breaching its requirements. Haven’t there already been GDPR fines in the UK? What went wrong?

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IT Governance

MAY 25, 2018

The General Data Protection Regulation is now in force. Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 25 May 2018, the day the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (the GDPR) – the first major update to European data protection law in more than 20 years – applies across Europe and around the world.

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Hunton Andrews Kurth is pleased to announce the release of Sweet & Maxwell’s fifth edition of Data Protection Law and Practice , written by Rosemary Jay , Hunton Andrews Kurth’s senior consultant attorney. The fifth edition of Data Protection Law and Practice can be purchased here.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Cross-Border Data Privacy and Security Concerns in the Dawn of Quantum Computing. New EU restrictions could force companies to change data transfer practices and adopt more advanced data encryption methods. In recent years, costly breaches and evolving data security concerns have bubbled up to a board level agenda item.

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 16, 2016

The Working Party noted that the guidelines were developed with input by different stakeholders, including at the July 2016 FabLab organized by the Working Party and various national consultations by data protection authorities. government representatives relating to the U.S. Also, the plenary involved the “auditioning” of U.S.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JULY 30, 2018

Due to the complex balances inside the Spanish Parliament, Spain has been unable to put in place to date (July 2018) a new Data Protection Act that develops the EU Regulation 2016/679 (“GDPR”) in the areas where EU Member States are entitled to fill the gaps or add gold-plating requirements on top of those established by the GDPR.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JUNE 23, 2020

Therefore, the Irish Data Protection Authority, acting as Google’s lead authority, had sole jurisdiction to monitor Google’s data processing activities on the European Union territory (1). The fine of EUR 50 million is disproportionate and does not take into account the criteria set forth in article 83-2 of the GDPR (3).

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 7, 2022

In a case that ups the stakes for CSOs dealing with data breaches, former Uber chief security officer Joe Sullivan was found guilty by a federal jury earlier this week of obstructing justice and of misprision (concealing) of a felony in connection with his coverup of a 2016 breach. United States Attorney Stephanie M.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

This week, we discuss the compromise of Metro Bank’s two-factor authentication system, nearly one million cyber attacks on the Student Loans Company, nearly 60,000 GDPR breaches and a surprising discovery for some marine biologists. You can find all the GDPR resources you need in order to achieve compliance at itgovernance.co.uk/gdpr.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Detective Constable Rob Burrows, the investigating officer, said : “Hanley hacked into TalkTalk’s database with the sole intention to steal customer personal data and sell it to criminals and fraudsters for his and Allsopp’s financial gain. GDPR breach readiness. Allsopp was a willing participant in the crime.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

government introduced in Parliament the Data Protection Bill. The main aim of the bill is to implement the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 into U.K. Ensuring that the GDPR, as implemented by the bill, will continue to apply to the U.K. First and foremost, the bill applies the GDPR to U.K.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Less than 6 months remain for individuals and companies to get ready for the breakthrough regulation in personal data protection envisaged by the Regulation 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 [1] (furthermore as “ GDPR “).

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

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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Collibra

APRIL 4, 2023

When he joined in 2016, data governance was still a new concept for many organizations. Regulations like GDPR and innovations in AI and machine learning would soon change all of that. Tudor and others who joined Collibra in the early days recognized the opportunity for data to change the way organizations do business.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 5, 2016

In September, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) held its second GDPR Workshop in Paris as part of its two-year GDPR Implementation Project. Since the inaugural workshop in March 2016 in Amsterdam, participation in the project has grown significantly. Forthcoming Working Party GDPR Guidance.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

T-Mobile has confirmed that its systems have been hacked, with cyber criminals stealing the personal data of more than one million US customers. There are few things worse than announcing the details of a data breach only to later find that things are much worse than you initially thought. Can T-Mobile be trusted? million customers.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 1, 2016

No Data Localization Requirement. 473) adopted by the French Senate on April 27, 2016. This amendment added a data localization provision to the French Data Protection Act, requiring that personal data be stored in a data center located in the EU and not transferred outside of the EU. Increased Fines.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 21, 2019

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]. Article 32 of the French Law No.

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Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

On September 16, 2016, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (the “Privacy Commission”) published a 13-step guidance document (in French and Dutch ) to help organizations prepare for the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). Document what personal data is stored, where it came from and with whom it is shared.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

APRIL 19, 2021

During its 48th plenary session, the European Data Protection Board ( EDPB ) has adopted two opinions on the European Commission’s draft U.K. The GDPR imposes restrictions on the transfer of personal data to a ‘third country’ unless that country benefits from (i) an adequacy decision; (ii) appropriate safeguards (e.g.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

AUGUST 27, 2020

The Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information for the German State of Baden-Württemberg ( Landesbeauftragter für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Baden-Württemberg – “LfDI BW”) recently published guidance for international transfers of personal data in the post- Schrems II era. Background. The LfDI BW guidance.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

APRIL 1, 2020

Today the Supreme Court allowed an appeal in Morrisons v Various Claimants1, a significant judgment addressing the extent of an employers’ liability for data breaches maliciously committed by an employee. The Data Protection Act 1998 does not exclude the imposition of vicarious liability for statutory or common law wrongs. Background.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) has fined Uber £385,000 for a data breach affecting 35 million people, including 2.7 In November 2016, attackers accessed Uber’s Cloud servers, which contained passengers’ names, phone numbers, email addresses and the location where they had signed up. How will you respond to a data breach?

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IT Governance

JULY 30, 2018

Data breaches are an unavoidable fact of life for all organisations, including professional services firms. Data breaches and phishing are among the most significant cyber threats to professional services firms. Keep calm and prepare for a data breach. It’s not a matter of ‘if’ a firm might be breached, but ‘when’.

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eDiscovery Daily

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Now, Tom has written a terrific informational overview on Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) titled eDiscovery and the GDPR: Ready or Not, Here it Comes. Part One: What is the GDPR? Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is set to take effect in less than 200 days.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

On November 19, 2016, the French government enacted a bill creating a legal basis for class actions against data controllers and processors resulting from data protection violations.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

The Information Commissioner’s Office’s (ICO) latest statistics on data security incidents have revealed a 19% increase from Q2 to Q3 2017, with 815 incidents reported between October and December 2017. This is an astonishing 41% rise on the same period in 2016. In the health sector, there was a 22% increase.

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IT Governance

MARCH 30, 2021

Two in five businesses reported a cyber attack or data breach in the past 12 months, according to the UK government’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2021. The effects of data breaches. In most cases, that meant the loss of money, data or other assets. Find out more.

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IT Governance

MAY 30, 2019

Just when you thought you were getting the hang of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) , you learn that things are even more complicated. That’s been the reaction of many law enforcement bodies that have recently learned about their compliance requirements under the DPA (Data Protection Act) 2018.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

MAY 25, 2018

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) entered into force on 25 May 2018. 78-17 dated 6 January 1978 to the new European Union law, the French Government has initiated an accelerated procedure. The GDPR has an extended scope compared to the scope of the French Data Protection Act. Territorial Scope.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 6, 2018

According to the 2018 Cost of Data Breach Study , the average cost of a data breach is $3.86 By looking at some of the best-known data breaches, we can observe the effects they can have and how much they really can cost. The 2017 Equifax data breach resulted in significant loss, with at least 147.9 million (around £2.95

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 18, 2016

On March 14, 2016, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) published a guide, Preparing for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – 12 Steps to Take Now. Document what personal data is held, where it came from and with whom it is shared, and consider undertaking an information audit. Data Breaches.

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