Mass Surveillance of Electronic Communications: Recent Developments
A summary of Privacy International v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs C-623/17.
Tag: data law
Podcast: R (Bridges) v the Chief Constable of South Wales Police [2020] EWCA Civ 1058
This is a podcast summarising a UK Court of Appeal case about facial recognition technology.
R (Bridges) v The Chief Constable of South Wales Police [2020] EWCA Civ 1058
R (Bridges) v The Chief Constable of South Wales Police [2020] EWCA Civ 1058. A review of this case, which was about automated facial recognition technology.
International Data Transfers, Schrems II and the CJEU
A legal summary about international data transfers under the GDPR and Schrems II.
Podcast: Schrems I, the EU-US Privacy Shield and the CJEU
A podcast summarising the Schrems I case, the privacy shield and the referral to the CJEU of questions in Schrems II.
International Data Transfers, Schrems I and the CJEU
A legal summary about international data transfers under the GDPR and Schrems I.
Covid-19 Contact Tracing Apps: An Overview
In the U.K., and elsewhere in the world, the burning question at the moment is how we move forward in this pandemic, not just from a health perspective, but from an economic perspective as well. We all want to know what the so-called ‘exit strategy’ will be. One of the possible facets of the strategy […]
The GDPR’s ‘Data Protection By Design and By Default’
The General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (‘GDPR’) has introduced the concept of ‘Data Protection by Design and by Default’ (‘DPbDD’) into the data protection framework.[1] ‘Privacy by Design’ is not a new concept; it was formulated by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario in the 1990’s and is based on seven foundational principles[2]. Whilst […]
R (Bridges) v Chief Constable of South Wales Police and Others [2019] EWHC 2341 (Admin): A summary (use of facial recognition technology (UK))
R (Bridges) v Chief Constable of South Wales Police and Others [2019] EWHC 2341 (Admin) To read the judgment click here. The High Court turned down an application for judicial review of the decision by South Wales Police to use automated facial recognition technology in a pilot project. The project involved the capture of digital […]
ECJ case C-673/17 (Planet 49): A Summary (Consent in the use of cookies)
ECJ case C-673/17 (Planet 49) To read the judgment click here. In this case the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) was asked to consider a series of questions in relation to the use of pre-ticked checkboxes and cookies. It held the following: A pre-ticked checkbox, which a user must de-select to refuse […]
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