Hunton Privacy

APRIL 13, 2016

On April 11, 2016, the European Commission launched a public consultation to evaluate and review Directive 2002/58/EC on the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector, also known as the e-Privacy Directive.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 4, 2009

On April 27, 2009, the Article 29 Working Party issued a new working document (WP 155 rev.04) Two new FAQs were adopted: (1) FAQ 10 deals with the relationship between EEA data protection laws and BCRs; and (2) FAQ 11 relates to the reversal of the burden of proof in the context of BCRs.

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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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IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Also in January, the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) fined Carphone Warehouse £400,000 – one of the largest fines it issued under the DPA (Data Protection Act) 1998 – for multiple security inadequacies that led to a 2015 data breach in which three million customers’ personal data was compromised. November.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

On February 11, 2009, the EU Article 29 Data Protection Working Party released its long-awaited Working Document (the “Working Document”) on reconciling U.S. civil discovery requirements with European data protection law. discovery proceedings.

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