The DACB AI Explainer - The What, Why and How: What's AI? Why should I care? How is it being regulated? By Jade Kowalski, Isabella McMeechan, Following the surge earlier this year in AI excitement and fear (presented in largely equal…
Data, Privacy & Cyber Bulletin – August 2023 By Hans Allnutt, Patrick Hill, Jade Kowalski We are delighted to welcome you to the August edition of our Data, Privacy & Cyber Bulletin…
Data transfers: Meta challenges EDPB's binding decision which resulted in €1.2 billion fine By Jade Kowalski, Stuart Hunt Earlier this year, the Irish Data Protection Commission ("DPC") published a long-awaited decision…
ICO consults on draft biometric data guidance By Jade Kowalski, The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published draft guidance relating to biometric data…
Meta move to consent not fast enough for Norwegian data protection authority By Jade Kowalski, Stuart Hunt Evolving regulatory requirements in Europe continue to force Meta not only to make changes to its…
The proposed ban on cold calling: what will it mean for regulated firms? By Jade Kowalski, Mathew Rutter, On 2 August 2023, HM Treasury launched an eight-week consultation regarding proposals to ban cold…
The EU Commission’s adequacy decision on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework: six key questions answered By Jade Kowalski, Alexander Dimitrov On July 10, 2023, the European Commission adopted its decision granting adequacy status for the…
The UK's Online Safety Bill: Royal Assent is on the horizon! By Jade Kowalski, , Kelsey Farish The UK's Online Safety Bill ("OSB") is currently at the reporting stage in the House of Lords…
Financial services: The FCA's emerging regulatory approach to Big Tech and AI By Jade Kowalski, Stuart Hunt The Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed that it intends to regulate the use of artificial…
Data, Privacy & Cyber Bulletin – July 2023 By Patrick Hill, Hans Allnutt, Jade Kowalski We are delighted to welcome you to the July 2023 edition of our Data, Privacy & Cyber Bulletin…
Proposals to extend the "ban" on cold calls – unintended consequences for financial services providers? By Jade Kowalski, In May 2023, the UK government announced a major crackdown on fraud which includes extending the…
EU GDPR fines and a new methodology to ensure consistency By Jade Kowalski, Stuart Hunt In the five years since the introduction of the EU GDPR, data protection authorities across the EU…
UK – US Data Bridge: The latest development on data transfers By Jade Kowalski, On 8 June 2023, the UK Government announced that it had reached a commitment with the US to…
Data, Privacy & Cyber Bulletin – June 2023 By Patrick Hill, Hans Allnutt, Jade Kowalski We are delighted to welcome you to the June 2023 edition of our Data, Privacy & Cyber Bulletin…
Five years of GDPR – standing the test of time? By Hans Allnutt, Jade Kowalski, Stuart Hunt On May 25 th 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation, widely known as GDPR, fundamentally…
Data transfers and enforcement: Irish Data Protection Commission issues Meta with suspension and cessation orders along with largest ever GDPR fine By Jade Kowalski, On 22 nd May 2023, the Irish Data Protection Commission (" DPC ") published its long awaited…
Data, Privacy & Cyber Bulletin – May 2023 By Jade Kowalski, Hans Allnutt We are delighted to welcome you to the first edition of our new Data, Privacy & Cyber Bulletin…
Data Protection and Digital Information (No.2) Bill passes second reading stage but concerns remain By Jade Kowalski, Stuart Hunt Initial parliamentary discussions on the Data Protection and Digital Information (No 2) Bill (“the…
International data transfers: one step forwards, two steps back? By Jade Kowalski, Stuart Hunt UK applies to join the Global Cross-Border Rules Privacy Forum The UK has recently applied to…
The UK Government’s White Paper on AI Regulation - 5 Key Take aways By Jade Kowalski, It is hard to do anything these days without encountering a reference to “AI”…
Data Protection and Digital Information (No.2) Bill: An Overview By Jade Kowalski, Christopher Air, Sophie Devlin On 8 March 2023, the Data Protection and Digital Information (No.2) Bill (“DPDI No…
The UK’s Online Safety Bill: What’s next? By Jade Kowalski, The OSB is the UK’s draft legislation for regulating online content…
UK data protection reform, reformed? Data Protection and Digital Information (No.2) Bill published By Jade Kowalski, It has been a busy week for privacy professionals…
ICO Tech Horizons Report – what does it mean for the use of emerging technology? By Jade Kowalski, Christopher Air, The Information Commissioner’s Office ( ICO ) published its first ‘ Tech Horizons Report’ (the…
ICO Tech Horizons Report – what does it mean for the use of emerging technology in the insurance industry? By Jade Kowalski, The Information Commissioner’s Office ( ICO ) published its first ‘ Tech Horizons Report’ (the…
European Commission publishes draft adequacy decision for the EU-US By Jade Kowalski, On 13 December 2022, the European Commission published a draft adequacy decision for the EU-US Data…
Cyber Newsletter - November 2022 By Patrick Hill, Hans Allnutt, Jade Kowalski, Charlotte Halford, Christopher Air On 10 November 2022, we held our fifth annual DACB Data Protection & Cyber Conference…
The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: An Overview By Jade Kowalski, Charlotte Halford, Christopher Air, Sophie Devlin, On 18 July 2022 the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (the DPDI) was laid before…
Top themes and takeaways from the 2022 ICO Conference By Jade Kowalski, Charlotte Halford, Christopher Air, Hans Allnutt, , , , , Introduction On 19 th July 2022 the Information Commissioner’s Office ( ICO ) held its annual…
UK data protection compliance: The journey in a new direction begins By Jade Kowalski, Charlotte Halford On Friday 17 th June 2022, the UK Government published its eagerly awaited response to the “Data: a…
Can processors re-use personal data for their own purposes? A view from France. By Jade Kowalski, Christophe Wucher-North, Christopher Air, Alexander Dimitrov Against a backdrop of stringent data protection law introduced over recent years, we are continuing…
Schrems II related enforcement on the rise: transfers to the U.S. via Google Analytics cookies found to breach EU GDPR By Jade Kowalski, Many organisations are currently busily preparing extensive remediation programmes to implement…
Breaking News: Google’s £3bn Supreme Court Reprieve By Patrick Hill, Hans Allnutt, Jade Kowalski The Supreme Court has this morning handed down i ts judgment in the matter of Lloyd v Google LLC…
Sports data mining: Project Red Card By Jade Kowalski, Last year, the Global Sports Data and Technology Group made headlines when it launched ‘Project Red…
FCA sets out expectations for hybrid working By David Sims, Jade Kowalski, Mathew Rutter Many firms that have been operating remotely during the pandemic are putting hybrid working…
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…
UK adequacy, new SCCs and finalised EDPB recommendations - all change for international data transfers By Jade Kowalski, Charlotte Halford, It has been a busy few weeks in the world of international data transfers, and we finally seem to…
Top themes and takeaways from the 2021 ICO Conference By Jade Kowalski, Charlotte Halford, Yesterday (5th May 2021) the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) held its annual Data…
Data Transfers: Rules for the transfer window and beyond By Jade Kowalski The week commencing 9 November 2020 has been a very busy one for data protection practitioners, the…
Schrems II: Privacy Shield faces same demise as Safe Harbor. Uncertain future for Standard Contractual Clauses for US transfers. By Jade Kowalski 5 years on from Schrems I and the fall of Safe Harbor, today history repeated itself with the Court…
A warning for insolvency practitioners – take care when handling personal data By Giles Hindle, , Jade Kowalski The Financial Conduct Authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office and the Financial Services…
COVID-19: Cyber security and resilience By Patrick Hill, Jade Kowalski In one of the most challenging weeks for businesses across the UK, the Information Commissioner’s…
Information Commissioner Office – enforcement action for nuisance calls and emails By Jade Kowalski The ICO continues to focus on Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) and marketing calls and emails.
French data protection regulator fines Google 50 million euros for GDPR breaches By Jade Kowalski On 21 January 2019 the data protection regulator in France (Commission Nationale de l’Informatique…
Cyber and Information Law Newsletter: Issue 1 - Round up of 2019 By Jade Kowalski, Ceri Fuller, Khurram Shamsee, Sophie Devlin, Christopher Air Welcome to the relaunch of our cyber and information law round up…
Cyber and Information Law Newsletter: Issue 1 - Enforcement By Jade Kowalski French data protection regulator fines Google 50 million euros for GDPR breaches On 21 January…
Cyber and Information Law Newsletter: Issue 1 - Brexit By , Jade Kowalski Given the uncertainty around both the timing and form of Brexit, organisations whose businesses…
Cyber and Information Law Newsletter: Issue 1 - Sector spotlight By Ceri Fuller, Khurram Shamsee, Jade Kowalski, Sophie Devlin, Christopher Air Spotlight on data protection issues in the employment sphere HR professionals handle a wide…
50 predictions: Cyber and Data Risk By Hans Allnutt, Jade Kowalski Cumulative legal costs in data theft and privacy claims will be a significant exposure for insurers…
Forms of Authority for Medical Records post-GDPR By David Williams, Peter Allchorne, Jade Kowalski In defending personal injury claims, the ability of compensating insurers and their representatives…
Personal Data: the new oil and its toxic legacy under the General Data Protection Regulation By Hans Allnutt, Jade Kowalski The General Data Protection Regulation, which comes into force on 25 May 2018, represents a seminal…
Accountancy Newsletter October 2017 By Richard Highley, Ross Risby, Suzanne Wharton, Francesca Muscutt, William Naylor, Jade Kowalski DAC Beachcroft's Accountancy newsletter features topical news and insights for our clients and…
GDPR: how accountancy firms can prepare for the enhanced regime By Francesca Muscutt, Jade Kowalski Data protection law in the UK is set for a radical overhaul in 2018 and accountancy firms should be…
EU 一般データ保護規則 – 制度の厳格化 / The European General Data Protection Regulation – a Harsher Regime By Jade Kowalski EU 一般データ 保護規則 – 制度の厳格化 EU 一般データ保護規則 (General Data Protection Regulation: GDPR) が 2018 年 5 月 25…
The European General Data Protection Regulation - a guide for businesses outside of the EU By Hans Allnutt, Jade Kowalski The European General Data Protection Regulation - a guide for businesses outside of the EU.
In-depth analysis: Automated decision making, connectivity and ethics By Hans Allnutt, Craig Dickson, Jade Kowalski Connectivity has the potential to usher in a whole new era of consumer-insurer relationships, but…
In-depth analysis: The many-headed hydra of fraud By Kate Abrahams, David Williams, Nick Young, Jade Kowalski The continuing drive to tackle insurance fraud has met with an encouraging degree of success in…
GDPR agreement meets Christmas 2015 deadline By Jade Kowalski Following the final round of trilogue discussions, political agreement has been reached between the…
Best practice guide for data protection issued by CII group By Jade Kowalski A new best practice guide has been produced by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) with support…
Australia: Failure to notify customers of data beach may result in investigation By Hans Allnutt, Jade Kowalski Australian travel insurer, Aussie Travel Cover (ATC) has recently revealed that it was the subject…
Information Security and Data Protection for Financial Services - August 2014 By Jade Kowalski Prior to this year, the fifth data protection principle (personal data must not be kept longer than…
Insurance Adviser Alert: Will India Finally Open for Insurance Business? By Jade Kowalski The success of the BJP in the recent Indian general elections has raised expectations of…