GC Collective By Ben Daniels The GC Collective collection offers insight and comment for General Counsels (GCs) and in-house legal teams.
DPC Fines Facebook parent Company Meta €17 million for Breaches of GDPR By Charlotte Burke On 15 March 2022, Ireland’s data protection regulator, the Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) announced it would be imposing a fine of €17 million on Meta, Facebook’s parent company, following an inquiry into 12 data breach notifications it received…
Can processors re-use personal data for their own purposes? A view from France. By Jade Kowalski Against a backdrop of stringent data protection law introduced over recent years, we are continuing to witness the emergence of innovative technology solutions which heavily rely on the use of data, and the associated need for the suppliers of these…
The ICO’s Age Appropriate Design Code: is your organisation in scope? By Jade Kowalski On 2 September 2021, the ICO’s Age Appropriate Design Code for Online Services (the “ Code ”) came into force. Elizabeth Denham, the Information Commissioner, explains that its aim is to ensure that online providers create a safe space for children…
UK adequacy, new SCCs and finalised EDPB recommendations - all change for international data transfers By Jade Kowalski It has been a busy few weeks in the world of international data transfers, and we finally seem to be heading towards some certainty after many months in a state of flux. The latest development, announced today (28 June 2021), is confirmation that…