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The UK has seen a successful collective action brought by data subjects against Morrisons, a large supermarket chain, relating to a data security incident.The claim itself relates to the actions of a rogue Morrisons employee who developed a grievance against the organisation and resolved to damage it. He was on the internal audit team and was the conduit for passing to the external auditor various information, including payroll information which was normally located on the…

Globally, there is an emergence of initial coin (or token) offerings (“ICOs”) as a source of funding for startups and technology companies latching onto the digital token trends. The Singapore Business Times reported that based on information obtained from Tokendata.io, there were 34 ICO projects raising USD 665 million in July 2017 alone. Singapore has also seen its fair share of ICOs and digital tokens offering, ranging from property backed tokens to crowdfunding platforms for…

Update: Baker Mckenzie with R3 has published the report referenced below, today, 31 July 2017. For your copy please click here where you can view an executive summary and download a PDF:View report websiteBaker McKenzie in collaboration with R3 has developed and is excited to be nearing the launch of a new white paper, entitled “Blockchains and Laws. Are they compatible”. The report will discuss the compliance challenges posed by privacy and data protection laws worldwide…

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which will start to apply as of 25 May 2018, allows EU Member States to enact national data protection laws to supplement the GDPR thereby potentially impacting the intended EU-wide harmonization of data protection law through the GDPR. Germany was the first country to enact such a (complex) law, making ample use of the GDPR opener clauses. Other countries are in the process of drafting, and consulting on, new…

On January 25, 2017, the U.S. President signed an Executive Order on “Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States” containing rules for government privacy policies pertaining to foreigners. This caused concerns in Europe, but should not affect the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield.Section 14 of the Executive Order is entitled “Privacy Act” and provides that “Agencies shall, to the extent consistent with applicable law, ensure that their privacy policies exclude persons who are not…

Privacy Shield BackgroundIn August 2016, the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield replaced the Safe Harbor Program, which was invalidated on October 6, 2015 by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the Schrems decision, C-362/14. The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield provides companies with a mechanism to comply with international data transfer requirements under European data protection law when personal data is transferred from the EU to the U.S. The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield is based on…

German Data Protection Authority fined a company for having the IT manager appointed as Data Protection Officer – A greater risk under the European General Data Protection Regulation?According to the German Federal Data Protection Act (“FDPA”) companies must appoint a Data Protection Officer (“DPO”) if (inter alia) at least ten persons are involved in the automated processing of personal data. Companies may choose to appoint an employee of the company as an internal DPO or…

This is a live event in Silicon Valley, California. Please feel free to forward this invitation to colleagues in the region. About the Event This engaging full-day CLE briefing will feature succinct, practical, and timely overviews of the most important global legal developments relevant to Silicon Valley technology companies and their in-house counsel. Space is limited. Please join us! Agenda topics include: Brexit: What Does it Mean for Technology Companies? European Privacy Strategies in Light of Privacy Shield and GDPR…

We are delighted to announce the launch of our 2016 Cloud Computing Survey, which is now open for participation. Please click here to participate in the survey.What is the survey about?Our goal is to generate and share with our audience useful, real-world insights into the world of cloud computing. The survey questions focus on concerns about using cloud computing solutions, reasons for switching to cloud computing solutions, cloud contract terms and negotiations as well as…

Access our “EU GDPR in 13 Game Changers” Publication here.On 25 May 2016, the GDPR finally entered into force after years of consulting, drafting and negotiating at various levels. It will start to apply as of 25 May 2018 giving organisations a limited window to get ready for the new rules. The real work starts nowWhile the EU legislators might be leaning back now with the GDPR officially in force, for private and public sector…