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March 27, 2025

Data Protection Update:  Direct Marketing – The Facebook Case

Following submissions made to the High Court by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data protection regulator, Meta (parent company of Facebook) has agreed to stop targeting a Facebook…
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February 11, 2025

Paying for Privacy? Understanding the ICO’s ‘Consent or Pay’ Rules

You may have recently encountered websites, most frequently news websites, that present you with a pop-up message before you can read what is on it. This pop-up message will ask…
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December 2, 2024

Legal Issues in Ad-Tech

E-commerce business in the UK generates revenues of hundreds of billions of pounds a year and continues to grow. One of the critical parts of the e-commerce industry connecting retailers…
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November 22, 2024

What is the Meaning of DPA? 

The UK GDPR imposes a significant amount of regulation on all organisations in the UK (and often organisations outside the UK) in order to protect personal data. One of the core and…
Data Protection Law
November 3, 2024

UK: Cyber Security and Resilience Bill Overview

The UK Government plans to introduce new cybersecurity legislation across the UK in the form of the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (the Bill). The Bill’s objective is to improve…
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October 30, 2024

Data Protection Update: Data (Use and Access) Bill 

The Labour Government has introduced a new Data (Use and Access) Bill (Bill) which, if it becomes law, would make significant changes to the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA), UK GDPR and Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).…
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September 27, 2024

Special Category Personal Data: What is it?

Special category personal data is a type of personal data that, under the UK GDPR, is afforded additional protections. Such protections grant additional rights to data subjects (individuals that the…
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August 30, 2024

Dutch DPA Fines Uber €290 Million for Unlawful International Personal Data Transfers

In a notable decision, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has fined Uber B.V €290 million for breaches of the EU GDPR following the unlawful transfers of personal data from…
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May 13, 2024

New ICO Guidance: Content Moderation and Data Protection 

UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently released its guidance on content moderation and data protection as part of its commitments stemming from its joint statement with Ofcom (the UK’s communications regulator) in 2022, aimed…

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