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Data Protection: Where’s the Brexit Privacy Dividend?

Data Protector

Some UK organisations will inevitably have to follow all the EU’s data protection rules because they will continue to process the personal data of individuals in the EU. Money spent on improving information security controls is always appropriate – and such expenditure should have been made, regardless of the GDPR.

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A deeper dive into the new Standard Contractual Clauses

Data Protection Report

On Friday 4 June, the European Commission published the finalised version of the new Standard Contractual Clauses for transferring personal data from the EU to third countries (the New SCCs). Companies now have 18 months to update their supplier contracts and other data export arrangements. Article 4 of Implementing Decision ).

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Europe: EDPB issues Recommendations on Supplementary Measures and European Essential Guarantees for surveillance measures following Schrems II

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

On 11 November, the European Data Protection Board (“ EDPB ”) published recommendations on measures that supplement transfer tools to ensure compliance with the EU level of protection of personal data (“ Recommendations ”) as well as recommendations on the European Essential Guarantees for surveillance measures (“ EEGs ”).

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SCHREMS 2.0 – the demise of Standard Contractual Clauses and Privacy Shield?

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

If this happens, many organisations will be left without any practical solution to legitimise the international transfer of personal data outside the EEA and exposure to the threat of GDPR revenue based fines, regulatory sanctions including injunctions and third party claims for compensation.

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FRANCE: New Data Protection Law has been Adopted

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

Despite a lack of agreement between the Senate and the National Assembly, France has finally passed its new data protection law , 11 days prior to the entry into application of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on May 25. Processing of the social security number. Children’s consent.

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Cybersecurity Standards for the Insurance Sector – A New Patchwork Quilt in the US?

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

Of particular concern to state-level policymakers and enforcement authorities are business practices that in their view may contribute to security incidents. The insurance industry has not been immune from such scrutiny, and the imposition of business practice requirements intended to enhance cybersecurity sector-wide.

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The Burden of Privacy In Discovery

Data Matters

Relatively recent advances in technology — smartphones and social media, in particular — have allowed businesses to collect, store, and find ways to monetize far more personal data than ever before. For example, in John B. The principle of proportionality in civil discovery is hardly new.4

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