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UK: A recent prosecution for a criminal offence under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 illustrates how forgiving our Data Protection Act 2018 is

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

On 11 March 2020, the ICO brought its first successful conviction under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“ FOIA ”). A clerk at Whitchurch Town Council admitted to the criminal offence of blocking records with the intention of preventing disclosure, in breach of section 77 of FOIA. Facts of the matter.

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UK Government sets out proposals to shake up UK data protection laws

Data Protection Report

Core elements of the GDPR: legal bases / conditions. For those organisations processing for research purposes, the Government proposes creating a new legal basis for research with safeguards, along with other proposals to clarify and consolidate the research related provisions of the UK GDPR and DPA, to help the UK’s research sector.

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Archives Records 2018 RMS Annual Meeting

The Schedule

Her organization has historical member information stored on microfilm, so if they become bound by the GDPR, she will have to figure out a way to delete information from microfilm! The second speaker was Nate Jones, Director of the FOIA Project for the National Security Archive. embracing automatic declassification.

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Wednesday LTNY 2018 Sessions: eDiscovery Trends

eDiscovery Daily

We’ve compiled intriguing data from high-profile FOIA releases to contextualize how leading practitioners are using visualizations, analytics, and AI as a force multiplier for investigations. Leveraging IG Practices to Prepare for the GDPR. How data remediation can help mitigate GDPR non-compliance risks.

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Access to information: mind the gaps

CILIP

The latter has been boosted by the GDPR. The recent reforms introduced by the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) have shown the importance of keeping privacy rights under review and adapting them to changing circumstances. FOIA and the EIR now face similar challenges.?

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MER Publishes Conference Agenda

IG Guru

MER Conference Agenda PDF. The post MER Publishes Conference Agenda appeared first on IG GURU.

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Professor Daniel J. Solove provides a valuable Newletter on Privacy + Security

IG Guru

Professor Solove’s newsletter provides updates about his scholarship, blog posts, conferences, and privacy and data security training materials. The newsletter is emailed once per week. The post Professor Daniel J. Solove provides a valuable Newletter on Privacy + Security appeared first on IG GURU.

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