Government sets out response to consultation Commentary Following its September 2021 consultation on reform of UK data protection law, on 23 June 2022 the UK government published its response and proposals to move forward. Whilst the proposals for a post-GDPR data protection law in the UK contain some sensible reforms and updates, it is clear …
UK sets out two alternatives to provide adequate contractual protection for the export of personal data from the UK What happened? In February 2022, the UK government published 2 alternative sets of contracts that can be used by organisations wishing to export personal data from the UK to countries that do not otherwise provide adequate …
New UK data protection law: worthwhile divergence or political point-scoring? What is proposed? On 10 September 2021, the UK government published its proposals to reform UK data protection law. Whilst current UK data protection law in the form of UK GDPR mirrors EU data protection law, the proposals represent the UK government seizing the opportunity …
On 28 June 2021, the EU Commission found that the UK provides adequate protection for personal data, enabling personal to freely flow from the EU (and EEA) to the UK. Background European privacy law (specifically articles 44-50 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)) prohibits the export of personal data from the EU to a third …
Summary By the end of 2021, many corporate transactions in the communications, data infrastructure, artificial intelligence, satellite and space technologies sectors (and some others) will be subject to mandatory notification to, and national security review by, the UK government. Implementation timetable The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (“Act“) became part of UK law on …
Regulation of voice call termination in UK
The European Commission has proposed a ‘digital compass’ to set its course for a digitally empowered Europe by 2030. The UK’s Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) has also set out its top ten priorities for a technology driven future to ‘build back better’ following the Covid19 pandemic. European Digital Compass At a press …
EU progresses revised ePrivacy Regulation
In documents published last week, the EU provided some welcome clarity on how organisations should address the invalidation of Privacy Shield as a basis for exporting personal data from the EU. On 10 November 2020, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted recommendations on ‘supplemental measures’, which can be considered to ensure compliance with the …
On 25 August 2020, the European Commission proposed a regulation to set Europe-wide (lower) voice termination rates of 0.2 euro cents per minute for mobile voice and 0.07 euro cents per minute for fixed voice. The introduction of these new termination rate ceilings are subject to: a three year ‘glide path’ (to 1 Jan 2024) …