The case involves issues
of data protection law in an employment context, and the matter has also been subject to separate Parliamentary hearings.
Such a policy is likely to fall
foul of data protection law, as it amounts to holding more information about an individual than is reasonably necessary.
Dr. Blinn's experience includes advising German and multinational companies on all
aspects of data protection law and general compliance issues, including cross-border flows of personal data and data security.
The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the
development of data protection laws around the globe.
The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development
of data protection laws around the globe.
Google has come under scrutiny after being found in
breach of data protection laws over its controversial Street View function - but has avoided heavy penalties.
There are several things that you need to do in order to become compliant with the regulation, starting with appointing a DPO (Data Protection Officer) who must have experience and
knowledge of the data protection law so they can ensure that the school's data processes are compliant.
We are due a fundamental
revision of data protection law in May 2018 with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and many commentators had assumed that upon Brexit the Great Repeal Bill would contain a cut and paste of the GDPR into English law so that we could maintain the same standards of data protection with our friends in on the continent.
None according to the Advocate General as Google does not fall within the material
scope of data protection law in the context of its role as a provider of free search engine services.
Publications & Lectures: Jukka teaches a
course of data protection law and contracts at the Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki, and is a frequent lecturer at legal seminars on topics related to data protection and information technology law in general.
European Data Protection Law Review - EDPL The European Data Protection Law Review (EDPL) provides a practical and intellectual forum to discuss, comment, and review all issues raised by the development and
implementation of data protection law and policy in the EU Member States.
Second, in remarking that Mr. Mahar's use of the recording was not an intentional invasion of privacy, the court highlighted a potential difference between a common law privacy claim and the
operation of data protection laws.
But even looking beyond our exit from the EU it is unthinkable that we will be allowed to reduce the
adequacy of our data protection laws if we are to continue trading with our European neighbours, which of course we must.
In general terms, a
weakening of data protection laws is unlikely given the general direction of much of the rest of the world towards greater levels of data privacy.
On 26 July the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) issued Opinion 1/15, which is its most significant ruling on the international
dimensions of data protection law since its 2015 judgment in the Schrems case.
The panel came out with a white paper on data protection in November seeking public comments on the
structure of the data protection law, and in December came out with a schedule for holding public consultations across the country ending in January.
Following the alert over Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities, the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office is warning that failures to patch today could be punished with fines under GDPR once
enforcement of the data protection law begins later this year.
We have a dedicated team of experienced data protection lawyers, who can advise on all
aspects of data protection law, whether pre-emptive compliance advice, or response to data breaches.
One aspect
of data protection law that is very different under the GDPR is that processors have direct responsibilities and obligations which go beyond their contractual obligations to controllers.