UK Government Publishes Draft Data Protection Bill
On 13 September 2017, the UK Government introduced the new Data Protection Bill (the “Bill”) in the House of Lords. If enacted, the Bill will repeal and replace the existing Data Protection Act 1998 and supplement the EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).
Sidley Welcomes Privacy and Cybersecurity Partner Wim Nauwelaerts in Brussels
Brussels – Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Wim Nauwelaerts has joined the firm as a partner in its Brussels office. He will be a member of Sidley’s global Privacy and Cybersecurity practice.
The Belgian Data Protection Authority Publishes Guidance on Records of Processing Activities Under the GDPR
The Belgian Commission for the Protection of Privacy (“Privacy Commission”) has recently published guidance on Article 30 of the GDPR which contains the obligation for data controllers and processors to record their processing activities.
This record will have to be up-to-date by 25 May 2018 and readily made available to … Read More
BBC Publishes Article Describing GDPR Panic Among Businesses
Today the BBC published a news article on the panic many businesses are now in over the imminent implementation of the GDPR in May 2018.
According to the BBC article, some research indicates just 29% of UK businesses have begun to prepare for the GDPR. Another forecast was that European … Read More
WP29 Adopts Final GDPR Guidelines on Data Portability
The EU’s Article 29 Working Party (“WP29”) adopted, on 5 April 2017, final guidelines on the new right of data portability under the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (“GDPR”) which applies from 25 May 2018.
Sidley’s Third Annual Privacy and Cybersecurity Roundtable
On April 18 in the DC office, Sidley hosted the firm’s third annual Privacy and Cybersecurity Roundtable for over 70 clients. Speakers included a senior representative of the European Data Protection Supervisor, senior officials from the Office of the New York State Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission, legal, … Read More
New German Federal Data Protection Act Passed by German Parliament; Provisions Could Conflict with GDPR Undermining Uniformity
On 27 April 2017 the German Parliament passed the new Federal Data Protection Act (the Bundesdatenschutzgesetz or “new BDSG”) which from 25 May 2018 will replace the current German Data Protection Act. The new BDSG adapts German law in line with the EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”). … Read More
SURVEY TO BENCHMARK CYBERSECURITY COMPLIANCE
Cybersecurity compliance is becoming increasingly complicated with multiple regulators across the globe weighing in on your legal requirements to manage cyber risk. If you have wondered how others are approaching their compliance strategy, you are not alone.
You are invited to participate in a brief survey regarding your business’s approach … Read More
ICO Publishes Draft Guidance on Consent Under the GDPR and Submit it to Public Consultation
On 2 March 2017, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) published detailed draft guidance on consent under the GDPR and has submitted it for public consultation. This is the ICO’s first piece of specific GDPR guidance published further to its overview of the GDPR published last January.
The guidance sets … Read More