Volume 23 Hacks & Tips Bulletin contains: Data Privacy i Why Should we care about the protection of our personal data and privacy? ii The challenges involving employee usage of social media and messaging applications iii The Data Reform Bill iv New International Data Protection Laws and potentially Privacy Shield II Cyber Security and Information … Read more
The European Union (EU) is in the process of replacing the current e-privacy law with a new ePrivacy Regulation (ePR). Its full name is “Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the respect for private life and the protection of personal data in electronic communications and repealing Directive 2002/58/EC (Regulation on Privacy … Read more
John Edwards delivers his first speech as Information Commissioner.
Newly appointed Information Commissioner John Edwards has announced a major listening exercise to hear direct from businesses, organisations and people about their experiences of working with the ICO.
John Edwards begins his new role as UK Information Commissioner today (Tuesday 4 January).
The ICO has issued NHS Test and Trace with recommendations to strengthen the protection of people’s personal data, so it can continue to play a vital role in tackling the pandemic.
PRACTICE NOTES What is a ROPA? The record of processing activities (ROPA) is a record of an organisation’s processing activities involving personal data, which your organisation must make available upon request of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) or to a supervisory authority in any EU Member State via your EU Representative. Article 4 of the … Read more
Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (retained from EU Regulation 2016/679 EU) (UK GDPR), employers can gather and analyse information about employees for equality monitoring purposes, provided they have a legal basis for the processing and, where applicable, the rules relating to processing special categories of personal data are met. While many employers have, … Read more
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has confirmed that is has resumed investigating the Adtech Sector and warns all UK media companies involved in this sector that many are breaking the law. Considering this ClearComm advises that organisations should urgently review how they use personal data. Read our overview on the sector;
Schools are once again facing a challenging term following the announcement of a third national lockdown in England from 5th January 2021. With many schools now operating with skeleton staff on site, and only the pupils of critical workers and those that are considered vulnerable physically attending on-site, schools are now largely relying on remote … Read more
