UK data protection law will change on 25 May 2018 when the Data Protection Act 1998 will be replaced as a result of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which will introduce a greater harmonisation across all EU member states. It is expected that the GDPR will continue to apply in the UK even after Brexit.
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Businesses face difficult decisions over the coming months as furlough comes to an end and the reality of the new order starts to become clear. For businesses this might involve redundancies or employees moving on as the job market reopens. Either way, there is likely to be movement within the jobs market. Employers therefore need to be aware of the increased risks that leavers pose in terms of confidential information and intellectual property whilst employees continue to work from home.
From the deliberate poaching of staff, through to people leaving to set up a competitor – for many Financial Service firms leavers present the biggest security risk.
Since the GDPR came into force in 2018 (replaced by the UK GDPR post Brexit) there has been a steady rise in the number of claims for damages brought by claims management companies and no win-no fee law firms.
A forthcoming update to Apple’s iOS that has the potential to take a substantial bite out of Facebook’s ad-generated revenue has sparked a war of words between the two California-based tech giants.
On 4 June 2021, the European Commission adopted the new Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) for transfer of personal data to third countries.
The European Commission has formally adopted the adequacy decisions that will enable organisations to transfer data between the EEA and the UK without the need for additional safeguards.
Mermaids, a charity which supports children, young people, and their families in relation to gender non-conformity, has been fined £25,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after personal information relating to 550 people, including children, was available online for almost three years.
The High Court has recently handed down judgment in the case of Darren Lee Warren v DSG Retail Limited [2021] EWHC 2168 (QB), a decision that may reduce the growing number of data breach litigation by claims management companies (“CMCs”).
From the deliberate poaching of staff, through to people leaving to set up a competitor – for many financial services firms leavers present the biggest security risk.