Month: October 2023
Landmark Decision Handed Down on ICO’s Responsibilities in Handling Subject Access Requests
On 10 October 2023, the England and Wales Court of Appeal handed down its decision in Delo, R. (On the Application Of) v. The Information Commissioner, in which it upheld an earlier High Court ruling that the UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), is not obliged to […]
California’s Delete Act – Key Takeaways for Data Brokers
On Tuesday, October 10, 2023, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 362, also known as the Delete Act, which amends certain aspects of California’s existing Data Broker Registration law. By January 1, 2026, the Delete Act will enable California consumers – as defined under the California Consumer […]
New UK Guidance on Workplace Monitoring
On 3 October 2023, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published new guidance on workplace monitoring. The previous guidance was issued in 2011, as part of the ICO’s Employment Practices Code, and was badly in need of updating, given both the development of new monitoring technologies over the last 12 […]
China Loosens Cross-Border Data Transfer Controls
On September 28, 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released draft Provisions on Regulating and Promoting Cross-Border Data Flows (see the Chinese version and the unofficial English translation) for public comments. The commenting period ends on October 15, 2023. While this draft is subject to change after the commenting […]