In her evidence to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee on 24 October, Secretary of State for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (“DCMS”) Karen Bradley MP called out the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) as an example of EU law that the government would opt into. At the same time, the
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Does Brexit mean Brexit for data protection in the UK?
By Cynthia O’Donoghue & Chantelle Taylor on
Three months on from the landmark Brexit vote 23 June, the Information Commissioner’s Office is setting out its position regarding data protection laws in a post-Brexit UK. Elizabeth Denham, the new Information Commissioner, told the BBC that she believed the UK should adopt the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regardless of Brexit.
Denham stressed that …
Amendments to Poland’s Data Protection Law Ease the Rules on Data Exports and Data Protection Officers
By Kate Brimsted & Cynthia O’Donoghue on
The Polish Parliament passed the Facilitation of Business Activity Act (source in Polish) which significantly amends the existing Act on Personal Data Protection. The amendments come into force 1 January 2015.
The changes mean that the EU Commission’s approved Standard Contractual Clauses for data transfers (“SCCs”) and approved Binding Corporate Rules (“…
Poland’s Draft Data Protection Law To Alter the Rules for Data Transfer and Data Privacy Officers
By Cynthia O’Donoghue on
A draft of Poland’s new draft data protection law has been released and has the potential to significantly change the rules in Poland governing international data transfers and data privacy officers.
Under existing rules, Poland is an EU member state that does not currently recognise the Standard Contractual Clauses or Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs) as…