Topic
Personal Data
336 published works
Health Care Law Matters
Small Doses: Personal Data in NJ Now Includes Online Account Credentials
Any practice (whether medical, dental or orthodontic) that provides patients with the opportunity to log-on to the practice's website for scheduling, bill payment or other information should note that, as…
Global Media and Communications Watch
EDPB’s Position on Clinical Trials Creates Friction with Other EU Legislation
By Patrice Navarro, Elisabethann Wright
Clinical trials in the EU include the collection of sensitive health data from patients. Trial sponsors are obliged to reconcile their respect of regulations governing data protection with regulations governing…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
65% of US Households’ Data in found in an Unprotected Database
By Peter Vogel
Darkreading.com reported that a “database with no login required has been found to contain names, addresses, age, and more for over 80 million U.S. households.” The April 29, 2019 report…
Technology Law Dispatch
EDPB guidelines on processing personal data under GDPR, Article 6(1)(b)
By Cynthia O’Donoghue, Eleanor Brooks
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) met for its ninth plenary session on 9 and 10 April 2019. The EDPB discussed a number of issues concerning the application of the…
Global Media and Communications Watch
The EDPB’s Narrow View of Contractual Necessity
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has adopted the narrowest possible interpretation of ‘contractual necessity’ as a ground for processing of personal data. The Guidelines 2/2019 on the processing of…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
ICO Issues GBP 400,000 Fine for Illegal Collection and Sharing of Personal Data
On April 9, 2019, the UK Information Commissioner's Office levied one of its most significant fines under the Data Protection Act 1998 against Bounty (UK) Limited.
Inside Global Tech
EDPB Begins Consultation on New Guidelines on Use of the “Performance of a Contract” GDPR Legal Basis by Online Services
On 9 April 2019, the European Data Protection Board ("EDPB") adopted new guidelines "on the processing of personal data under Article 6(1)(b) GDPR in the context of the provision of…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
The EDPB’s Narrow View of Contractual Necessity
By Eduardo Ustaran, Elizabeth Campion (Knowledge Paralegal)
The European Data Protection Board has adopted the narrowest possible interpretation of 'contractual necessity' as a ground for processing of personal data. The Guidelines 2/2019 on the processing of personal…
Inside Global Tech
ICO opens beta phase of privacy “regulatory sandbox”
On 29 March 2019, the ICO opened the beta phase of the “regulatory sandbox” scheme (the “Sandbox”), which is a new service designed to support organizations that are developing innovative…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
Drivers File Right of Access Claim Against Uber Over Failure To Disclose Driving Data
By Odia Kagan
GDPR right of access applies in the work context too. Four Uber drivers from London, Nottingham and Glasgow claim Uber has breached their rights by failing to disclose personal data…