3/19/2025 12:15:16 PM 1.500 EUR GDPR fine against Employee for unlawful Database Query By Johannes Berchtold Hannah von Wickede In a recent ruling, the Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart (HRC) has set an interesting precedent in the realm of data protection and...
3/18/2025 6:16:08 PM ICO publishes response to the UK Government’s copyright and AI consultation By Catherine Keeling In December 2024, the UK Government launched a consultation setting out proposals for how the UK’s legal framework for AI and copyright...
3/17/2025 2:33:08 PM The ICO issues guidance on ‘consent or pay’ models By Amanda Leiu Earlier this year, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published guidance on ‘consent or pay’ models. These models have...
3/12/2025 12:45:20 PM Can Data Subjects access the DPA between a Controller and a Processor? By Johannes Berchtold Hannah von Wickede The question of whether data subjects can access the data processing agreement (DPA) between a Controller and a Processor frequently...
3/10/2025 7:27:47 PM Calculating GDPR fines for corporate groups: Lessons from the ECJ ILVA case By Kathryn Martin Cussons When it comes to fining regimes, deciding whether to set fines based on an entire group's turnover or only an infringing entity’s can...
3/5/2025 7:35:49 PM Data meets competition: fostering cooperation between the ADLC and the CNIL By Estella Dannhausen Jérôme Philippe Thomas Retière Laéna Bouafy Elaine Pajeot +2 more... Show less As you browse the internet, you may notice an increasing number of tech companies promoting their ‘privacy-friendly’ services. This shift...
3/5/2025 4:04:36 PM Computer Says "No": CJEU Rules on Automated Decision-Making and Disclosing Algorithms By Edward Machin Last week, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued its long-awaited judgment on an issue of significance for organisations...
3/5/2025 11:33:54 AM February 2025 in Review: Courts on Data Protection – Damages, Transparency & More By Johannes Berchtold Patricia Geyler The European and German courts kicked off February with a series of significant rulings on data protection matters. In February 2025,...
3/3/2025 4:24:05 PM Privacy Compliance Obligations To Grow More Complex By Gary A. Kibel Richard S. Eisert Allison Fitzpatrick Zachary Klein Marc Rachman Sarah Benowich +3 more... Show less Privacy law has become one of the fastest-evolving areas of regulation in the United States, with significant implications for businesses...
2/28/2025 9:53:06 AM Age Assurance: Key Insights from the EDPB and ICO By Jessica Dempster Introduction Age assurance is crucial for safeguarding children in the digital realm. Both the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”)...
2/25/2025 12:29:35 PM Ransomware? Beware! Government launch consultation on new regime By Rhodri Thomas Giles Pratt Rachael Annear Christine Simpson Tochukwu Egenti Sunil Singh +3 more... Show less The Government has now launched its consultation (the Consultation), which proposes an ‘entirely new approach’ to ransomware, aimed at...
2/24/2025 7:30:49 PM No Kidding; Unanimous Approval of Updated Rules to Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act By Christine Chong The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has unanimously approved and updated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule in...
2/24/2025 3:41:36 PM What the European Court of Justice's Ruling on Parental Liability for GDPR Non-Compliance Means for Private Equity By Edward Machin To what extent can private equity sponsors be subject to enforcement action under the General Data Protection Regulation for the actions...
2/24/2025 3:16:25 PM New opinion issued on when pseudonymised data is anonymous for the purposes of EU data protection laws By Guy Cartwright Advocate General Spielmann recently considered whether pseudonymised data shared by the Single Resolution Board (SRB) with a third party...
2/24/2025 10:16:54 AM European Data Protection Board Age Assurance Statement By Francesca Paull Elle Todd Earlier this month, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) dropped its latest statement on age assurance, listing 10 key principles to...
2/21/2025 10:25:06 AM Pseudonymisation: The EDPB guidelines and the CJEU Advocate General’s Opinion in EDPS v Single Board Resolution By Anushree Som On 16 January 2025, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) released guidelines on pseudonymisation. Public consultation on the...