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  • Privacy and Data Protection
  • 30 October 2023

New UK-US data bridge for transfers of personal data

A new data bridge, which is an extension of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (“the DPF”), will enable UK businesses to transfer personal data to certified US organisations without the requirement of having the usual safeguards in place or performing a transfer risk assessment.

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  • Privacy and Data Protection
  • 11 October 2023

Online Safety Bill set to become law

As part of the government’s manifesto commitments, they promised to introduce a bill that would strengthen online safety in the UK particularly for minors. This commitment has now been met with the introduction of the Online Safety Bill, which has now passed through all the parliamentary stages and is awaiting Royal Assent.
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  • Privacy and Data Protection
  • 19 September 2023

Organisations’ use of social media: Data protection

Social media applications (or commonly known as ‘apps’) are being developed all the time and we are constantly being introduced to new social media platforms, some of which take almost no time to gain huge popularity.
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  • Privacy and Data Protection
  • 16 August 2023

PSNI and Electoral Commission Data Breach

Both the UK Electoral Commission and the PSNI, announced serious data breaches. This article looks at what happened to cause the breaches, and what lessons employers can learn from this about processing data and how to protect the information.

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  • Privacy and Data Protection
  • 09 August 2023

Penalties for data breaches

Individuals and organisations alike are increasingly reliant on technology to assist with all kinds of functions – from communicating and sharing data to strengthening security and recruiting staff.
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  • Privacy and Data Protection
  • 27 July 2023

Nigel Farage v NatWest: When you can’t bank on data protection?

If you have seen the headlines recently, you will have read that NatWest CEO Dame Alison Rose has resigned from her position following the row over Nigel Farage’s bank account and the disclosure of his banking data.
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  • Privacy and Data Protection
  • 21 July 2023

What will happen if the Metaverse comes to life?

Metaverse talk has seemingly died down when just a few months ago it was a popular topic on the internet. This is no surprise since Mark Zuckerberg – the CEO of Meta Platforms, formerly ‘Facebook’ – has stopped discussing the Metaverse after a period of actively promoting it.
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  • Privacy and Data Protection
  • 04 July 2023

New ICO guidance on DSARs

In this podcast, members of the Data Protection team at Clarkslegal summarise some of the key takeaways from the ICO's new guidance on how employers should respond to data subject access requests (DSARs) from employees. 
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  • Privacy and Data Protection
  • 01 June 2023

Facts employees should know about their personal data

Facts employees should know as individuals whose personal data is held by their employer.
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