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Personal Data
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Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
French Data Protection Authority Reviews 100 Mobile Apps During Internet Sweep
On May 13, 2014, the French data protection authority decided to examine 100 mobile apps most commonly used in France. This review takes place in connection with the Global Privacy…
Technology Law Dispatch
Court of Appeal Confirms a Person’s Name Constitutes Personal Data
A judgment from the Court of Appeal on 7 February 2014 in the case of Edem v The information Commissioner & Financial Services Authority [2014] EWCA Civ 92, has held…
Technology Law Dispatch
Mexican Data Protection Authority Issues New Data Security Guidelines
The Mexican data protection authority, the Institute of Access to Information and Data Protection (the IFAI), has issued data security guidelines for businesses to ensure measures are implemented to comply…
Of Digital Interest
Guidance on Personal Data Used in Advertising in Germany
German data protection authorities published new guidelines in December 2013 about the collection and processing of personal data for advertising purposes. The 2013 advertising guidelines (available here in German) supplement…
Technology Law Dispatch
Ukrainian Data Protection Authority Sets Parameters for Cross-Border Data Transfers
The Ukrainian data protection authority, the State Service of Ukraine on Personal Data Protection (The Service), has issued a letter (No.10/203-13) to clarify the permitted circumstances for transfers of data…
Technology Law Dispatch
UK High Court Defines Tests To Determine if Data is Personal
By Christine Nielsen Czuprynski
This post was written by Cynthia O'Donoghue. The UK High Court was forced to re-examine the concept of ‘personal data’ in the recent case of Kelway v The Upper Tribunal,…
Global Privacy & Security Compliance Blog
Malaysian Personal Data Protection Act Comes Into Force
Guest Blogger Jillian Chia from Skrine, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia & Gail Crawford With the Malaysian Personal Data Protection Act 2013 (“PDPA”) having come into force on 15 November 2013, Jillian Chia, Senior…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
Google to be Fined for Failing to Comply with EU Privacy Laws
By Peter Vogel
Google told the EU that the EU Privacy Laws did not apply to Google’s services and the EU now plans to impose a sanction for “breaches of the French Data…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
In Hong Kong, When Is Public Data Actually Private Data?
Somewhat of a furor has been caused in Hong Kong by the decision of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data to issue an enforcement notice to stop…
Employment Law Worldview
Archive or delete? The UK data protection consequences
Every employer will recognise the sinking feeling which accompanies receipt of a data subject access request from a current or former employee. Not only is it a fair indicator that…