The General Data Protection Regulation is the big topic at the moment. In episode 1 of Technology & the Law we looked at GDPR in relation to data location. In episode 3 we looked more broadly at GDPR issues. There is no magic wand which a consultant can wave to make you GDPR compliant: you … Continue reading GDPR: Episode 3
The people have voted by a slim margin to leave the EU. The leaving process is likely to take at least two years before Brexit is finalised. Even if there is a second referendum that halts the exit process, there will be short term uncertainty with fluctuating exchange rates and stock market swings. How should you … Continue reading How Brexit affects your trading relationships
Two working parties, ministers galore... but data transfer law remains in limbo The revelations by rogue NSA sysadmin Edward Snowden in 2013 caused indignant EU politicians to open a dialogue with the US government to update the data transfer regime to safeguard personal data. The Privacy Shield is the culmination of those discussions. The US's hands-off approach … Continue reading Privacy Shield not ready yet
The Brexit debate continues and, with the Leave and Remain camps neck and neck, it looks likely that the undecided few will carry the result. It seems that we can expect more headline-grabbing soundbites until the vote on June 23. The polarised nature of this debate is throwing up some interesting oddities, so you might … Continue reading Brexit = Legal Armageddon?
How many times have you spoken to someone in a call centre who refused to give you information on the basis that the "Data Protection Act" prevents them? Any potential customers in Germany who told you they can’t buy your IT or cloud service because their law prohibits data transfers outside Germany? Has anyone told … Continue reading Data protection: Don’t be an emotional knee jerk
It sounds like the latest superhero movie from Marvel comics. In fact, the EU-US Privacy Shield is the long-expected Safe Harbour 2.0. In a deal reached just after the deadline set by the Article 29 Working Group, the EU Commission proudly proclaimed "Our people can be sure that their personal data is fully protected." We haven't got … Continue reading EU-US Privacy Shield
In October last year the Court of Justice of the EU invalidated the Safe Harbour regime. This left many wondering how to continue with data transfers with some saying to use the EU Model clauses. Others, including the commissioner of Schleswig Holstein, said that those clauses were not adequate as they were part of the same decision-making … Continue reading Where’s Safe Harbour 2.0?
