Data Protection Report

APRIL 16, 2021

Yesterday, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published its opinion on the European Commission’s draft Decision that the UK ensures an adequate level of protection for personal data (the Opinion). However, much of the Opinion examines a number of “challenges” with the UK regime.

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Personal data Privacy Risk Access 98

The Guardian Data Protection

MAY 8, 2018

Campaign groups say clause preventing access to records will make EU citizens ‘second class’ The government is being warned that it will face judicial review proceedings in June unless it scraps a clause in the data protection bill that would prevent immigrants from accessing their Home Office records.

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Data Protection Report

JUNE 28, 2021

The European Commission has today published a positive adequacy finding in respect of the UK’s data protection regime (the Decision ). This means that personal data can continue to flow freely from the EU to the UK without the need for organisations to take further measures.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

APRIL 19, 2021

At the end of the Brexit Transition Period, the UK and the EU agreed the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, which included provisions allowing personal data to be transferred from the EU to the UK for a period of up to six months from 1 January 2021 without the need for any additional safeguards such as SCCs. EDPB Opinions.

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Data Matters

JUNE 30, 2021

On 28 June 2021, the European Commission announced that it has adopted two adequacy decisions for the UK, one under the General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ) and one under the Data Protection Directive with Respect to Law Enforcement ( Law Enforcement Directive ) ( Adequacy Decisions ). Standard Contractual Clauses or SCCs ) in place.

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Personal data GDPR Privacy Access 68

The Guardian Data Protection

JANUARY 17, 2019

Judge grants hearing of judicial review application over Home Office data rules Millions of EU citizens could find it difficult to assert their right to remain in the UK after Brexit under Home Office rules denying them access to their own personal records, the high court has been told.

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The Guardian Data Protection

MAY 2, 2018

This betrays those we are committed to caring for NHS Digital, which collects confidential patient information, is sharing this personal data with the Home Office to support its immigration enforcement work. Related: As a doctor, I can see that denying NHS care to immigrants is inhumane | Kitty Worthing Continue reading.

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Personal data IT 73

The Guardian Data Protection

OCTOBER 3, 2019

The3million group had challenged an exemption clause in the Data Protection Act that came into force last year, which denies them the right to access their personal records in immigration cases. Continue reading.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 17, 2021

On May 11, 2021, the European Parliament issued a press release requesting that the European Commission amend its draft decisions on UK adequacy to more closely align with EU court rulings and the opinion of the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”). In particular, the Committee commented that the UK’s data sharing agreements with the U.S.

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Personal data GDPR Access Risk 101

The Guardian Data Protection

JULY 23, 2019

Lawyers say blocking right to records could lead to Home Office errors going unchecked The government has been taken to court over its decision to deny European citizens the right to access data the Home Office holds on individuals in immigration cases. Continue reading.

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Access Government IT 54

Hunton Privacy

APRIL 19, 2021

On April 14, 2021, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) announced that it had adopted its Opinion on the draft UK adequacy decision issued by the European Commission on February 19, 2021. The EDPB stated in its press release that there were key areas of strong alignment between the data protection regimes in the EU and UK.

GDPR 81

GDPR Personal data Access Security 81

OpenText Information Management

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Well, that’s not too far from what UK companies, as well as many multinationals, could potentially face on the official EU departure date of March 29, 2019. Whether Brexit is “soft” or “hard” and whatever form its immigration policies take, … The post Preparing for Brexit: six steps HR can take now appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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IT Governance

JULY 28, 2020

The affected UK universities are: University of Birmingham. Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. The GDPR applies in this instance because UK students are among those affected, and they are still covered by the Regulation until the Brexit transition period ends on 31 December 2020. De Montford University. University of Exeter.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

On February 2, 2017, the UK government published a white paper entitled The United Kingdom’s exit from and new partnership with the European Union (the “white paper”). Among the rights addressed is the free flow of personal data between the UK and the EU.

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IT Governance

JUNE 6, 2018

The relatively swift handling of this issue is mostly because of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , a law that came into force two months before the Brexit vote and which the UK government knew would take effect on 25 May 2018, with the UK still in the EU. What is the Data Protection Act 2018?

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Data Matters

MARCH 5, 2020

Some secondment or immigration programs may need to be reviewed, and it may be prudent to cancel large conferences if they involve international travel. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Considering travel restriction issues. Under presidential proclamations and related CDC rules, travelers to the U.S. airports. through U.S.

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Risk Privacy GDPR Communications 87

IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2022

ICE accidentally released the identities of immigrants who sought protection in the U.S. The post List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in November 2022 – 32 Million Records Breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Medical software provider Tridas Center breached children’s personal data (16,000). Malicious insiders.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

On November 9, 2009, the UK’s Ministry of Justice launched a consultation seeking the public’s views on the proposed implementation of a maximum penalty of £500,000 (approximately US$837,950) for serious breaches of the UK Data Protection Act 1998 (the “DPA”). Background.

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The Guardian Data Protection

AUGUST 29, 2023

A memorandum of understanding published in 2016 required the NHS to hand over non-clinical records Migrants to get Home Office reference number on NHS England records As much as the Home Office has always insisted that safeguards are in place, its interest in the records of migrants using the NHS has long been highly controversial.

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The Guardian Data Protection

MAY 26, 2021

Appeal court ruling means people denied settled status or immigration visas can see records used in the case EU citizens have won the right to get full access to records about them held by the Home Office or any other body after a legal battle by campaigners. Continue reading.

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Personal data Access 99

CILIP

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

m anxiously watching what is happening in the UK and across the world. Or that worker in the gig economy, or new immigrant worker doing 15-hour shifts every day. ve said, we are stepping up our advocacy efforts, working to grow more stakeholders, and telling our story more widely. Dangerous subjects. s America.? Election energy.

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Data Protector

OCTOBER 11, 2017

That therefore raises the concern that—post Brexit, courtesy of another, separate Bill, probably by secondary legislation—the regulations will become UK law without ever having been scrutinised by either House of Parliament. Some 43% of EU tech companies are based in the UK and 75% of the UK’s data transfers are with EU member states.

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GDPR Personal data Government IT 120

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

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The Guardian Data Protection

APRIL 23, 2018

Rights groups say new data protection legislation will lead to further miscarriages of justice The Home Office is to be given sweeping data protection exemptions that will prevent anyone seeking information about their immigration status in future, campaigners for the Windrush generation are warning. Continue reading.

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Privacy 110

The Guardian Data Protection

MAY 9, 2018

Home Office figures show there were almost 25,950 subject access requests for files in 2016 Tens of thousands of people each year could be prevented from obtaining information about their own immigration status under new data protection powers, Home Office figures reveal.

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Access 84

The Guardian Data Protection

APRIL 11, 2019

Victims of ‘administrative error’ say they are being treated as second-class citizens The Home Office has apologised to hundreds of EU citizens who applied for settled status in the UK after it accidentally shared their details. The department blamed the incident on an administrative error.

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The Guardian Data Protection

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Secret data-sharing deal dropped after legal action by Migrants’ Rights Network The Home Office has abandoned a controversial “hostile environment” scheme using NHS data to track down patients believed to be breaching immigration rules.

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Government 74

The Guardian Data Protection

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Related: The DWP – a bureaucracy of outstanding brutality | Diane Taylor Related: The data protection bill is yet another legal threat to UK press freedom Continue reading. The Tory claim that the bill is necessary for protecting our data is false.

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The Guardian Data Protection

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Ministers reject calls to suspend practice amid fears it is stopping migrants seeking medical help Ministers have rejected a call from MPs to immediately suspend the disclosure of confidential NHS patient data to the Home Office to trace potential immigration offenders despite evidence it is deterring migrants in England from seeking medical help.

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IT 79

IT Governance

AUGUST 1, 2023

We break down the month’s cyber security landscape for each month, and you can find more information about our list and the biggest security incidents of the month. million) Milliman Solutions notifies patients of third-party breach involving MOVEit (1.2 million) Milliman Solutions notifies patients of third-party breach involving MOVEit (1.2

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Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Education 94

IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2021

You can find the full list below, with incidents affecting UK-based organisations listed in bold. billion records breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. In total, we detected 2,323,326,953 breached records. The post List of data breaches and cyber attacks in February 2021 – 2.3

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ForAllSecure

JULY 14, 2021

Daniel: I spoke to a few weeks ago and spoke to some folks in Tallinn in Estonia, which has a great tech community, and they're kicking it off, I, I just spoke to someone this morning who is trying to bring a BSides to medical teams in the UK. I spoke to people in Fort Wayne, Indiana, A couple weeks ago.

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Mining IT Security Education 52

CGI

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

The UK government is already beginning to embrace using information to help citizens, and is in the process of shifting its agenda from “resolution” to “prevention”. Better sharing of data among government agencies is vital if we want to protect our most vulnerable citizens. p.butler@cgi.com. Tue, 09/22/2015 - 03:10.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 27, 2021

On May 26, 2021, the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in the case of R (Open Rights Group and the3million) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and Others [2021] EWCA Civ 800, finding that the UK 2018 Data Protection Act’s (“DPA 2018”) “immigration exemption” is unlawful.

GDPR 126

GDPR IT Personal data Risk 126

AIIM

JANUARY 23, 2020

Evidently, the US government secretly collected large volumes of data in Texas and Arizona of people presumably from immigrant populations doing their daily chores, going to work, and picking up their children from school. Moreover, such systems have been proven to be wildly inaccurate, as recent studies in the UK show, up to 96 percent.

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Insurance Risk Government Artificial Intelligence 110

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Million Records Breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Million Records Breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Million Records Breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. million) India’s public education app exposed millions of students’ data (1.6

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Preservica

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

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