Data Protection
Insights on developments in data protection and privacy, regulatory enforcement trends, court cases and law reform, from PwC UK and PwC Legal.
June 07, 2021
The European Commission has published new Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs). Polly Ralph has set out some of the key considerations that ought to be included in an SCC remediation project.
February 03, 2021
In this first in our series of blogs on cookies, Fedelma Good, Phil Todd and Lucas Saric set out to dispel some of the common myths about cookies.
December 22, 2020
On 10 December 2020, the French Supervisory Authority for data protection (the “CNIL”) issued fines of €35m, €40m and €60m to three entities belonging to two global technology companies.
December 17, 2020
Philip Todd and Lucas Saric explore the data protection considerations relating to children in light of the new statutory code of practice that has come into force in the UK: "Age Appropriate Design: A code of practice for online services".
January 22, 2020
How CEOs can build a stronger business using data; from collecting it and protecting it, to getting value from it in a responsible way.
December 24, 2019
In this blog, Emma Rigby and Richard Hall consider the recent opinion of the Advocate General Saugmandsgaard Øe of the Court of Justice of the European Union, which focuses on data flows between the European Union and third countries, and notes that the use of “standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to processors established in third countries is valid”.
December 16, 2019
With increasing scrutiny on the security of personal data and severe financial and reputational implications for those firms experiencing breaches, it’s vital that businesses fully understand where personal data sits across their network - or face the consequences.
December 11, 2019
In this article, Richard Collinson discusses the requirements of the Information Commissioner's Office, in relation to Subject Access Requests.
October 30, 2019
In this blog, Richard Collinson discusses fines under the GDPR, and how to calculate them.
October 16, 2019
Fedelma Good and Samantha Sayers look at Planet49 cookie case.
October 09, 2019
In this blog, we discuss further ideas surrounding ‘The Journey to Code’, and the likely trajectory of Data Protection over its next cycle of development.
October 09, 2019
By Richard Hall and Emma Rigby. The use by South Wales Police of AFR Locate, an application which utilises facial recognition technology, has been found to be lawful in a ruling delivered in the High Court.
October 08, 2019
The judgment in the ‘Right to be Forgotten’ case has been released. What does this mean for data subjects outside of Europe?
October 02, 2019
On 15 August 2019 the ICO announced an update to their guidance on timescales for responding to data subject requests.
August 30, 2019
Customer data is an essential element of 21st century business, but the process of its collection and use is becoming increasingly difficult. In this final part of our blog series, Lola Ladejobi and Charlotte Rampton discuss some additional challenges and propose potential solutions.
August 28, 2019
In this blog, Charlie Parker discusses the changes that have been made to the Civil Procedure rules, which will affect claims relating to privacy and data protection from October 2019.
August 16, 2019
In this blog, Shervin Nahid, Andrea Holder and Mark Hendry discuss the new ISO/IEC 27701 standards.
August 06, 2019
In this blog, Emily Sheen sets out the key points on the CJEU's latest ruling on third party plugins and website operators.
August 05, 2019
Customer data is an essential element of 21st century business, but the process of its collection and use is becoming increasingly difficult. In this blog, Lola Ladejobi and Charlotte Rampton discuss the challenges and potential solutions.
June 13, 2019
In this blog we discuss how regulations like the GDPR can play a positive role in achieving a right balance between protecting society from the erosion of privacy, without compromising innovation and competitiveness in business and public services
