Personal Data in UK Law
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Privacy Matters, Featuring a Personal Data Checklist
This issue of Privacy Matters examines the what, the where and the who regarding personal data. The infographic maps the flow of data to help determine what personal data a company might hold, wher...
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Personal data security for pension scheme trustees
Cybersecurity and protection of personal data are increasingly to the forefront of concerns for pension trustees. The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), applicable in the UK from 2...
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COVID-19 Coronavirus: Protecting Employee Personal Data
Employers’ primary concern at this time will be the health and safety of their employees in the wake of what has been declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. However, employers...
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Blog: GDPR – Do I Need Consent to Process Personal Data?
If you are handling personal data of EU citizens, you will need some justification in order to do so. Under the new rules, the basic concept of consent has not changed, nor has its role as a lawfu...
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What Qualifies as Personal Data Under GDPR? UK Information Commissioner’s Office Issues Expanded Guidance
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued expanded guidance on “Personal Data” under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Here are the highlights: Pseudonymization does...
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Finally! UK Issues Solution for UK Personal Data Transfers
The long-awaited UK data transfer mechanism has been published by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), resolving the question of how international transfers of personal data from the UK wil...
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Finally! UK Issues Solution for UK Personal Data Transfers
The long-awaited UK data transfer mechanism has been published by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), resolving the question of how international transfers of personal data from the UK wil...
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ICO Issues Warning over Misuse of Personal Data
The warning follows the recent Magistrate's Court decision which saw the ICO use its enforcement powers to bring criminal proceedings against a paralegal at a law firm, for unlawfully obtaining per...
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Trade Agreement keeps EU-UK personal data flowing for 6 months
On 24 December 2020, the EU and UK reached a consensus on the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (the Agreement). The agreement allows personal data to continue to flow freely from the EU/EEA to the U...
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