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Analysis and Commentary about Global Data Protection Laws, Including GDPR, FOI, Cyber Security and Surveillance
The Data Protection Act 2018 (Amendment of Schedule 2 Exemptions) Regulations 2022 came into force on 26th January 2022. It amends Schedule 2 of the DPA 2018 to include a revised “immigration exemption”. The exemption disapplies many data subject rights in the GDPR (now UK GDPR), such as subject access and the right to erasure, … Continue reading “The Revised GDPR Immigration Exemption “
Last week the Act Now team returned from a trip to the United Arab Emirates to promote our Middle East training programme. It was a great opportunity to better understand the UAE privacy framework and the needs of businesses faced with the challenge of implementing new laws (as well as get some sun!) The Middle … Continue reading “Act Now in Dubai “
The Middle East is fast catching up with Europe when it comes to data protection law. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia(KSA) has enacted its first comprehensive national data protection law to regulate the processing of personal data. This is an important development alongside the passing of the new UAE Federal DP law. It also opens up … Continue reading “The New Saudi Arabian Federal Data Protection Law “
The United Arab Emirates has enacted its first comprehensive national data protection law to regulate the collection and processing of personal data. Federal Decree Law No. 45 of 2021 regarding the Protection of Personal Data (PDPL) was published by the Cabinet Office on 27th November 2021 as part of a legal reform programme in advance of the UAE’s Golden Jubilee. The … Continue reading “The New UAE Federal Data Protection Law”
In the world of Law Enforcement, Data Protection is about compliance with both the UK GDPR and the Law Enforcement Directive (LED) as implemented by Part 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018. This does not just cover the police but any ‘competent authority’ with a ‘law enforcement purpose’ e.g. local authority regulatory services. While Part 3 is very similar to the GDPR, it is … Continue reading “New Workshop on Law Enforcement Data and Part 3 DPA 2018 announced.”
In October, there was a decision in the Scottish courts which will be of interest to data protection practitioners and lawyers when interpreting Part 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018 (law enforcement processing) and more generally the UK GDPR. The General Teaching Council For Scotland v The Chief Constable of The Police Service of Scotland could fairly be described as … Continue reading “Law Enforcement Processing and the Meaning of “authorised by law””
Yesterday the Financial Times reported that, “nine schools in North Ayrshire will start taking payments for school lunches by scanning the faces of pupils, claiming that the new system speeds up queues and is more Covid-secure than the card payments and fingerprint scanners they used previously.” For a few years now, schools have used biometrics including automated … Continue reading “Facial Recognition in Schools: Please, sir, I want some more.”
In August, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) launched a public consultation on its much anticipated draft guidance for international transfers of personal data and associated transfer tools. The aim of the consultation is to explore how to address the realities of the UK’s post Brexit data protection regime. Chapter 5 of the UK GDPR mirrors the international transfer … Continue reading “International Transfers under the UK GDPR: What next?”
Act Now Training is pleased to announce the launch of its new EU GDPR Handbook (https://www.actnow.org.uk/eugdprhandbook) We sold over 3000 copies of the previous edition of the EU GDPR Handbook. That was back when the UK was still part of the EU and the handbook had to reflect the UK specific provisions as set out in … Continue reading “THE NEW EU GDPR HANDBOOK”
By Neil Murphy Pupils in England return to school today. Secondary schools have been given the additional task of facilitating on-site covid tests. Not only do they need to be trained, ready to supervise this testing, they also need to be up to speed with their data protection responsibilities as set out in the new UK GDPR. Many … Continue reading “Covid Testing in Schools and Data Protection”
