Dr. Philip Trillmich, partner in the Global Intellectual Property Practice, and Tim Hickman, associate at law firm White & Case discuss GDPR and Brexit.
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NSA Ends Some Data Collection Amidst Privacy Row
The NSA said it will no longer collect communications by US citizens that merely mention foreign surveillance targets, in a win for online privacy
Foreign Office ‘Targeted By Sustained Cyber-Attack’
The British government was the subject of a sophisticated phishing campaign for several months last year, researchers say
European WhatApp’s Data-Sharing Deal ‘Is Close’
Facebook's WhatsApp may soon be able to use customer data as agreement with European watchdogs nears
US Could Force UK Travellers To Hand Over Mobiles & Passwords
Travellers from the UK and other countries could be forced to provide mobile phone contacts and social media passwords and to face ideological questioning
US Orders Social Media Checks For Some Visa Applicants
Embassies are ordered to carry out social media reviews for anyone who has been present in IS-controlled territories, with much broader checks proposed
ICO: Councils ‘Have Work To Do’ Ahead Of GDPR
'Concerning' shortcomings include the lack of mandatory data protection training at many local authorities, the ICO said
Facebook Policy Bans Use Of Data For ‘Surveillance’
Facebook now restricts developers from using data for surveillance purposes, after police were found to be using the data to monitor protesters
Sir Tim Berners-Lee Calls For Curbs On ‘Fake News’ And Data Abuse
The British web inventor urged more effective regulation of targeted political adverts drawing on vast stores of personal data
Amazon Hands Over Contested Echo Data In Murder Trial
Amazon has provided prosecutors access to Echo recordings in the latest case to raise questions on the privacy implications of the 'Internet of Things'
ICO To Probe Data Analytics Use In Brexit Campaign
The information commissioner is to investigate whether citizens' data was used illegally by the Leave.eu campaign ahead of the Brexit vote
Smart Stuffed Toys Leak Data On 800,000 Users
The CloudPets user database was stored unprotected online, and weak passwords meant hackers could access stored children's messages
Information Commissioner Calls For Businesses To Restore Trust With GDPR
Speakers also pinpoint GDPR as the start of an industry revolution
NHS Loses Half A Million Patient Documents
The NHS has admitted thousands of patients may have been affected by the loss of records that went undelivered over a period of five years
EU Still ‘Concerned’ Over Windows 10’s Aggressive Data Collection
Regulators say Microsoft is collecting too much information on Windows users without informing them how that data is being used
NCSC: UK Bombarded By State Cyber-Attacks
The UK is hit by dozens of serious threats to national cyber-security each month, says NCSC head Ciaran Martin
EU Data Protection Authorities Confirm Google Cloud Compliance
Google celebrates "important milestone" as cloud platform meets European regulatory requirements
US House Approves Bill Requiring Warrant To Search Old Emails
Tech companies urged the Senate to back the measure tightening controls on law enforcement email searches
Telcos Hope To Erode US Customer Privacy Protection But EU Privacy Shield Is Safe
UK and EU privacy regulators expressed concern over the new US administration's data-protection policies
Cisco, Bosch Back IoT Blockchain Consortium
The group aims to develop blockchain-based systems for areas from logistics to regulated industries
Brexit: Microsoft Could Cancel UK Data Centre Expansion
UPDATED: Microsoft's UK government affairs manage says the Brexit could affect the company's data centre expansion plans, but Redmond refutes any changes to its British commitments
Yahoo Data Breach ‘Affects 3,000 Australian Government Figures’
Australian media have identified government officials, MPs, judges and high-ranking federal police amongst those affected
Patient Data At Risk As Cyber Attack Hits Barts Health NHS Trust
Barts Health, which operates five London hospitals, said ransomware was not behind the disruption
Airport Gate Screens ‘Exposes Personal Data’ Of Passengers
A public gate display at a European airport exposed passenger names and booking codes, according to Symantec researcher found
Google Cloud Increases Encryption Push With Key Management Service
New beta tool for Google Cloud seeks to simplify encryption key management
ICO Slaps Insurers RSA With £150,000 Fine After Data Protection ‘Failure’
An unencrypted hard drive containing customer's names, addresses and bank account details was stolen
ICO Confirms It Breached Data Rules Multiple Times
My bad! Britain's data watchdog find itself guilt of failing to safeguard public data
Ashley Madison Parent Company Slapped With £1.3m Fine Over Data Breach
The adultery site's parent company is to pay the FTC $1.6m for deceptive marketing practices and the lack of basic security measures
NHS Hospitals Putting Data At Risk With Outdated Windows XP
NHS Trusts have been caught running thousands of outdated and unsupported Windows XP machines, despite a developing threat landscape and GDPR on the horizon.
NHS Royal Free London Signs Five-Year Deal With Google’s DeepMind
The revised deal for DeepMind's Streams app still gives it access to millions of patients' data going back years