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Our expert consultants at Handley Gill share their knowledge and advice on emerging data protection, privacy, content regulation, reputation management, cyber security, and information access issues in our blog.

Posts tagged Data Protection Enforcement
Every little bit of data helps?
Every little bit of data helps?

While the sale of marketing lists is generally prohibited, as retail insolvencies increase Handley Gill’s specialist data protection consultants analyse the Information Commissioner’s laissez-faire approach to the purchase and use of the CRM databases of companies in administration and consider the opportunity this offers to administrators and potential purchasers of distressed businesses by reference to the recent case studies of Tesco’s purchase of Paperchase’s assets and the sale of The Body Shop’s assets.  

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Nicola CainData Protection, Personal Data, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, UK GDPR, UK GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION, PRIVACY AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS REGULATIONS, PECR, MARKETING, Direct Marketing, Email Marketing, Insolvency, Distress Business, Administration, Administrators, Mergers and Acquisitions, M&A, Corporate Law, Asset Sale, Asset Purchase, Share Purchase, Share Sale, Retail, IP, IPR, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Rights, CRM, CRM Database, ICO, Information Commissioner, Information Commissioner's Office, Data Protection Enforcement, Lawful Basis for Processing, ARTICLE 6 UK GDPR, Article 6(1)(f) UK GDPR, Legitimate Interests, Consent, Article 6(1)(a) UK GDPR, Distressed BusinessComment
Not so instant compliance
Not so instant compliance

As Meta announces the introduction of Instagram Teen Accounts for users in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia, Handley Gill’s specialist data protection and online trust and safety consultants consider the global laws and regulations that have spurred this change, and the role of the Information Commissioner’s Children’s Code aka the Age Appropriate Design Code, the UK Online Safety Act 2023, the US’ Kids Online Safety Act (‘KOSA’) and the Children and Teen’s Online Privacy Protection Act (‘COPPA 2.0’).

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Nicola CainOnline Safety, Online Harms, eSafety, Online Safety Act 2023, Data Protection, PERSONAL DATA, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, UK GDPR, UK GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION, DATA PROTECTION ACT 2018, Information Commissioner, Information Commissioner's Office, ICO, Children's Code, Age Appropriate Design Code, Social Media, Information Society Services, CHILDREN, Children's Data, Likely to be accessed by children, Trust and Safety, Privacy Settings, Meta, Instagram, Teen Accounts, KOSA, Kids Online Safety Act, Age Assurance, Age Verification, Enforcement, Data Protection Enforcement, Children and Teen’s Online Privacy Protection Act, COPPA, COPPA 2.0, Children's Code Strategy, ICO Children's Code Strategy, Protecting Children's Privacy Online, SMPs, Social Media Platforms, VSPs, Video Sharing Platforms, Platform Liability, Ofcom, Protecting Children from Harms Online, Children's Safety CodeComment
Regulation regeneration?
Regulation regeneration?

Handley Gill’s consultants respond to the Department for Business and Trade’s consultation on ‘Smarter Regulation and the Regulatory Landscape’, drawing on their experience of advising and representing individuals and regulated entities on data protection, online safety, content regulation, AI, human rights and ESG issues before regulators including the Information Commissioner’s Office, Ofcom and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

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Nicola CainDepartment for Business and Trade, Regulation, Regulatory Enforcement, Smarter Regulation, Smarter Regulation and the Regulatory Landscape, Information Commissioner, Information Commissioner's Office, OFCOM, Competition and Markets Authority, Consultation, Consultation Response, Regulatory Action Policy, Data Protection, Data Protection Regulation, Data Protection Enforcement, Online Safety, Online Harms, Broadcasting Regulation, CONTENT REGULATION, AI, Artificial Intelligence, AI Regulation, Human Rights, ESGComment
PSNI Blues
PSNI Blues

Reflecting on the reprimand issued by the Information Commissioner against the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) for unlawfully transferring personal data processed for the law enforcement purposes under Part 3 Data Protection Act 2018 to the USA, Handley Gill’s consultants identify the elements of a compliance programme that would mitigate against such incidents and have produced a downloadable pdf illustrating each lawful basis for transferring personal data processed under Part 3 DPA 2018 overseas.

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Nicola CainData Protection, PERSONAL DATA, DATA PROTECTION ACT 2018, Part 3 Data Protection Act 2018, Law Enforcement, Law Enforcement Processing, Police, International Transfers, International data transfers, Section 34(3) Data Protection Act 2018, Section 31 Data Protection Act 2018, Section 35(1) Data Protection Act 2018, Section 40 Data Protection Act 2018, Section 42(1) Data Protection Act 2018, Section 73(1) Data Protection Act 2018, Section 73 Data Protection Act 2018, Data Protection Enforcement, Public Sector, Information Commissioner, Information Commissioner's Office, ICO, ICO25Comment
GDPR-versary
GDPR-versary

Handley Gill Limited’s specialist consultants have compiled 5 facts about the application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to mark the 5th anniversary of the GDPR taking effect across the EEA on 25th May 2023. Happy 5th birthday GDPR!

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Nicola CainData Protection, Personal Data, GDPR, GDPR Anniversary, EU Law, Retained EU Law, Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, Brexit, Data Protection Enforcement, Data Protection Legislation, Data Breaches, Data Breach Statistics, Data Breach Notification, Data Breach Reporting, Administrative fine, AEPD, Agencia Espanola de Proteccion de Datos, Data Protection Commission, Supervisory Authority, EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Adequacy Decision, General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Meta Platforms Ireland LimitedComment
Exclusive: Information Commissioner’s Office kisses source protection goodbye
Exclusive: Information Commissioner’s Office kisses source protection goodbye

Exclusive: Information Commissioner’s Office breached obligations when targeting journalists’ sources by conducting raids over Hancock snog CCTV footage

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EnforcementNicola CainData Protection, Personal Data, Data Protection Act 2018, DPA 2018, Data Offences, Data Protection Offences, Data Protection Enforcement, Law Enforcement, Journalism, Special Purposes, Schedule 2 Part 5 Data Protection Act 2018, Journalistic Source, Confidential Source, Source Protection, Unlawful Disclosure, s.170 Data Protection Act 2018, Search Warrant, Schedule 15 Data Protection Act 2018, Data Breach, Unlawful processing, Information Commissioner, Whistleblowing, Freedom of Expression, Article 10 European Convention on Human Rights, Human Rights Act 1998, Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, Data Reform Bill, Journalism CodeComment