14 posts categorised "Enforcement and sanctions"

October 08, 2019 The Right to be forgotten, in Europe anyway The judgment in the ‘Right to be Forgotten’ case has been released. What does this mean for data subjects outside of Europe?

February 25, 2019 After the breach: counting the (regulatory) cost In this blog post, Andrea Holder and Lewis Brady look at the factors the Information Commissioner's Office (the “ICO”) may consider when levying a fine, and therefore what steps organisations should take to mitigate these considerations.

June 08, 2017 Is your organisation carrying out “rigorous checks” on third party suppliers? By Tughan Thuraisingam Follow @TughanTT News of Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) fines issued to companies for nuisance calls and messages seem as though they appear...

March 17, 2017 Italian Garante Fines By Stefano Cancarini and Flavia Messina With a recent decision, the Italian Data Protection Authority issued fines for over 11 million Euro to five companies...

October 25, 2016 ICO code of practice on privacy notices – are you confident you are complying? By Tughan Thuraisingam Follow @tughanTT Earlier this month, the Information Commissioner’s Office (the “ICO”) published a code of practice on communicating privacy information to individuals...

August 11, 2016 Shockwaves of the Vidal-Hall case reach Greater Manchester Police By David Cook Follow @CyberSolicitor View David Cook's profile It seems that we are at the end of a two year battle that has concluded...

December 16, 2015 GDPR – EU privacy law version 2 is here, so let’s get ready! After four long years of political processes, business lobbying and endless articles, blogs and tweets, the General Data Protection Regulation is here. And last’s night’s...

November 23, 2015 Tracking the aftermath of Safe Harbour – transfers of personal data under intense scrutiny in the EU and further afield By Lucy Tucker View Lucy Tucker's profile It was only ever going to be a short matter of time before the repercussions of the Safe...

August 20, 2015 German DPA imposes fine for unlawful acquisition of personal data in asset deal By Dr. Jan-Peter Ohrtmann and Johannes Droste Privacy questions are largely ignored in the due diligence phase of transactions. A recent decision of a German...

August 07, 2015 Insurers, what is the privacy regulator telling you? Last week the Information Commissioner, the UK privacy regulator, published a press statement expressing frustration about the way some parts of the insurance sector are...

June 17, 2015 2015 Data protection enforcement action in the UK – the story so far… By James Witton Follow @jamesxwitton As we approach the half way mark in 2015 I thought it would be helpful to summarise the main enforcement...

April 29, 2015 Hacker unlawfully obtains personal information – Who is the victim? Mick Gorrill By Mick Gorrill Follow @mickgorr When an individual is the victim of a criminal offence and reports the circumstances to the police they,...

April 10, 2015 Paper records – time for a risk assessment? By Mick Gorrill Follow @mickgorr The Serious Fraud Office has recently been fined £180,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office for a breach of the seventh...

April 07, 2015 Keep Calm and Carry On (in the Cloud) – Know the Risks By Ian Todd The sun may be shining over London, but one cloud still looms… Okay, that may be somewhat dramatic, but there are interesting...

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