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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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European Data Protection Roundup – September

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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. Standard Contractual Clauses).

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European Data Protection Roundup – June 2021

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Here are our highlights: European Commission adopts new Standard Contractual Clauses What happened : As reported in our blog post , the European Commission adopted its new Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCCs”) for the cross-border transfer of personal data from the EEA to “third countries”.

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European Data Protection Roundup – October 2020

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ICO targets the data broking industry : On 27 October, the ICO demanded that Experian make sweeping changes to data protection practices within its direct marketing business within three months or face further enforcement action. We will continue to report on developments as Experian’s appeal progresses.

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Data Protection in the Workplace: Employer Guidance

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For example, in 2020, the Data Protection Authority of Hamburg imposed a 35.3 million euro fine on H&M for violation of Articles 5 and 6 of the GDPR. This fact became known when the H&M servers encountered a technical error, and the data on the network drive became accessible to all employees for a few hours.

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UK Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: Key Proposed Changes

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On 18 July 2022, the UK government published the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (the “Bill”), which proposes reforms to the UK’s data protection and e-privacy landscape in-line with the National Data Strategy.

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Case T-557/20: the importance and impact on data protection

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Every day, more and more companies face the problem of personal data protection. As companies are increasingly scrutinised for proper data protection, it’s worth paying close attention to the latest best practices to avoid dealing with the potential negative consequences of a data breach.