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European Data Protection Roundup – Q4 2024

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Our top-eleven European data protection developments for the end of 2024 are: EU Cyber Resilience Act: The Council of the European Union approved the Cyber Resilience Act , introducing cybersecurity requirements for digital products sold in the EU. The UK Upper Tribunal did not consider the provisions under the UK GDPR.

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DSIT publishes draft amendments to the UK GDPR and DPA 2018

Technology Law Dispatch

On 11 September 2023, the UK’s Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology (DSIT), published the draft Data Protection (Fundamental Rights and Freedoms) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (DP Regulations), which seek to amend the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018).

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European Data Protection Roundup – August 2024

Debevoise Data Blog

Our top-five European data protection developments from August are: Uber fined for personal data transfer: The Dutch Data Protection Authority fined Uber €290 million for the unlawful transfer of European drivers’ personal data to the U.S., without sufficient safeguards.

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European Data Protection Roundup – April 2024

Debevoise Data Blog

EDPB “Consent or pay” models: Businesses operating large online platforms should consider the European Data Protection Board’s recent opinion indicating that “consent or pay” models are unlikely to be GDPR-compliant. These developments, and more, are covered below.

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European Data Protection Roundup – August

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UK High Court dismisses most of the Dixons data breach claim What happened : The UK High Court dismissed various claims against DSG Retail Limited (“DSG”), the owner of Currys PC World and Dixons Travel, relating to a 2017 – 2018 data breach where hackers accessed personal data in the company’s systems.

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European Data Protection Roundup – September

Debevoise Data Blog

million fine against Austrian Post for channelling electronic data protection-related inquiries to a web form and not offering an additional email address, irrespective of the data subject option to also use non-electronic postal mail or customer service. These developments, and more, covered below.

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UK Data Protection Bill No.2 – What is changed?

Technology Law Dispatch

On 8 March 2023, the UK government presented a new version of the UK Data Protection and Digital Information Bill No.2. As with the previous bill, the new bill aims to alleviate the burden of compliance with the UK GDPR and its implementing UK Data Protection Act (2018) for organisations in the UK.