Following the UK Government’s tightening of track and trace measures last week, it is now mandatory for various organisations, including public authorities, to collect contact information for those visiting their establishments such as hotels, cafes, community centres or local libraries. These records can be called upon by contact tracing schemes such as the NHS Track…
In the news this week, it was reported that Public Health Wales suffered a personal data breach when details of over 18,000 people who had tested positive for COVID-19 were inadvertently made available online. The data was available on the site for 20 hours. The breach occurred at 14:00 on 30 August and the BBC…
The Court of Appeal in the case of R (Bridges) -v- Chief Constable of South Wales Police and Others [2020] EWCA Civ 1058 overturned the High Court’s decision and found the use of facial recognition technology in this circumstance was unlawful. The Court of Appeal determined that the use of facial recognition technology being used…
Dos Know your contract! Firstly, familiarise yourself with your contract. The provisions have been carefully drafted and are there to be used. There is no substitute for reading the contract and no need to shy away from the contract for fear of ‘going contractual’: the contract provides the parties with a structure under which you can address…
In Part 5 of our six-part series on cloud-based ERP Projects, our specialist team of lawyers look at the key data protection considerations for a cloud-based ERP system. The procurement of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems is often a high priority and intensive task given the nature of the system and its strategic importance to…
On 16 July, the EU Court of Justice handed down its much anticipated ruling in Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Limited, Maximillian Schrems (Case C-311/1) – otherwise known as “Schrems II”. The ruling represents a significant milestone for EU and US data transfers. Under the GDPR, the transfer of personal data to a country outside…
