Guernsey
Walkers
This briefing is a part of a Walkers series on the Data Protection (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2017 (the "DPL"), and deals with the transfer of personal data outside Guernsey.
UK
Herbert Smith Freehills
As envisaged in our predictions for 2024, close regulatory scrutiny of adtech looks unlikely to wane in 2024. 2023 saw multiple CJEU rulings resulting in Meta relying on three different...
Venner Shipley
The UK Online Safety Act (the ‘Act'), heralded as a progressive step toward internet regulation, has become law amid significant concerns. The Act received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023...
Lewis Silkin
On 9 February 2024, the ICO published a new Tech Horizons Report, which highlights eight emerging technologies that the ICO considers may have a particularly significant impact on society...
TLT Solicitors
The ICO has today issued an Enforcement Notice (EN) against Serco Limited (Serco) in respect of Serco's processing of biometric data in contravention...
Venner Shipley
In line with the £2.6 billion National Cyber Strategy, aimed at fortifying the UK's online landscape, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (‘DSIT')...
Simons Muirhead & Burton
After a long period of waiting, debating and re-drafting, the Online Safety Act 2023 has finally made its way into UK law. For those businesses caught by its scope, it's a big set of responsibilities and changes.
Lewis Silkin
As we become more accustomed to using our faces or fingerprints to unlock devices in our everyday life, it's not surprising that UK employers are considering using biometric systems in the workplace.
Gunnercooke
The Attorney General and another (Appellants) v The Jamaican Bar Association (Respondent) (Jamaica) [2023] UKPC 6 is a landmark case in Jamaica's legal system...
Herbert Smith Freehills
Amazon France Logistique ("AFL"), a subsidiary of Amazon EU SARL, is responsible for managing Amazon's large French distribution centres (where parcels are received, stored and prepared for delivery).
BCL Solicitors LLP
Last week, saw pornographic deepfake images of mega-star, Taylor Swift, circulated on various social media platforms, including X and Meta. Not only were the images themselves...
Ius Laboris
We all know that things move quickly in the world of data, and so to celebrate Data Protection Day 2024 (or Data Privacy Day 2024 in North America), we've selected ten key themes...
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
The recently introduced Online Safety Act is intended to bring legislation in line with current-day internet usage to expand online safety protections.
Arthur Cox
The UK Information Commissioner's Office has issued an opinion on age assurance which provides guidance on the main methods available and what considerations should be taken into account in their deployment.
Simons Muirhead & Burton
Firstly, I fell into a discussion about user identification on LinkedIn. See here. I also read the heart-warming article on the BBC about a throw-away statement...
Cooley LLP
This is the second draft guidance document published by Ofcom since the Online Safety Act came into force.
Osborne Clarke
Greenwashing can be expected to appear this year among offences blacklisted in the UK. The proposal to add misleading environmental claims to a list of banned practices...
Worldwide
W Legal
One of the most significant technological (and much-discussed) developments over the past 18 months has been the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, such as ChatGPT.
Herbert Smith Freehills
Happy (belated) International Data Privacy Day for Sunday!...
Blaser Mills
The 12th October 2023 saw the introduction of the UK-US Data Bridge (‘the Data Bridge'), transforming the way both nations handle the flow of information across their borders.