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Our top five European dataprotection developments from January are: UK ransomware reporting proposals. DeepSeek investigated by Italian DPA over AI chatbot data collection practices. UK ICO acts on cookie compliance.
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Our top five European dataprotection developments from May are: UK guidance on ransom payments: The UK NCSC and various insurance industry bodies co-published guidance on key considerations for ransomware payments. 22, then there must be sufficient human-involvement in that processing for it to be GDPR-compliant.
Our top-five European dataprotection developments from August are: Uber fined for personal data transfer: The Dutch DataProtection Authority fined Uber €290 million for the unlawful transfer of European drivers’ personal data to the U.S., without sufficient safeguards.
GDPR one-stop-shop: Businesses wishing to take advantage of the GDPR one-stop-shop system should take note of a new digest, published by the European DataProtection Board, which analyses the decisions made by so-called Lead Supervisory Authorities in this context.
Key takeaways from March include: CNIL data security practice guide: The French DPA published an update of its data security practice guide for dataprotection officers, chief information security officers, computer scientists and legal experts. These developments, and more, are covered below.
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.] * * * The European Union’s Digital Services Act (“DSA”), a significant legislative act of 93 articles and 156 recitals, will become fully effective from this Saturday, February 17, 2024. The post The European Union’s Digital Services Act: In Force from This Saturday, February 17, 2024, Including for U.S.
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