This week’s alert covers news from the UK, France and Germany.
UK
- Investigatory Powers Act Given Royal Assent
- Information Commissioner’s Offce (ICO) Issues More Fines to Companies Sending Spam Texts
France
- Class Action for Data Protection Newly Introduced in France
Germany
- Statement of Länder Data Protection Authorities on Representation in the European Data Protection Board
- Voßhoff Criticises Unlawful Storage of Personal Data in Drug Files
- Voßhoff Reports on 38th International Data Protection Conference in Marrakech
For more information on any of these items, or data privacy issues generally, please feel free to call any of the following individuals:
Annette Demmel (Germany)
Francesca Fellowes (Leeds)
Stephanie Faber (Paris)