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UK Government sets out proposals to shake up UK data protection laws

Data Protection Report

On 10 September 2021, the UK Government published its consultation paper on proposals to reform the UK’s data protection regime. On legitimate interests, the Government proposes disapplying the legitimate interest balancing test for certain activities. The deadline for responding to the consultation is 19 November 2021.

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UK Information Tribunal Rules Properly Anonymized Personal Data Can Be Disclosed Under FOIA

Hunton Privacy

On September 7, 2011, the United Kingdom Information Tribunal published a decision that appears to resolve the long-running uncertainty regarding the extent to which anonymized personal information may be disclosed under the UK’s Freedom of Information legislation. For years, this personal data exception has befuddled UK courts.

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Wednesday LTNY 2018 Sessions: eDiscovery Trends

eDiscovery Daily

ESI sources: now that we routinely deal with email, text messages and mobile discovery, what is happening with data sources like Bluetooth connections, wearables, medical devices or smart home video? Will we see lawyers subpoena the connected car for its sensor data? Tired of looking at Enron data?