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The UK's new International Data Transfer Agreement comes into force today. Find out more about the new UK regime for transfers of personal data outside the UK. #UKGDPR #IDTA #DataProtectionLaw brodies.com/insights/ip-te…

New Insight article: Telecoms and Power Infrastructure Security: a key issue for UK Government - we look at security issues relating to sub-sea and on land telecoms infrastructure brodies.com/insights/infra…

UK approves new UK-US data bridge for transfers of personal data to the 🇺🇸. Find out what a data bridge is and what the UK-US data bridge means for organisations in the UK that export personal data to the US. brodies.com/insights/ip-te…

Re use of #SCCs for US data transfers. The big headline is the order to suspend US transfers/ensure compliance. But: ◾ Meta is appealing ◾ What does this mean for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework? ◾ What should organisations do in the meantime? ◾ Is it relevant to UK GDPR?

The Information Commissioner's Office has published guidance on use of #ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs). Find out what you need to bear in mind when developing or using generative AI that will involve processing of personal data. brodies.com/insights/ip-te…

Data protection and ePrivacy law reform is back on in the UK. Read more about the new Data Protection and Digital Information (No.2) Bill introduced to Parliament last week. #DPIDB brodies.com/insights/ip-te…

This #CyberScotlandWeek, why not watch our cyber incident webinar series? We discuss the key areas to consider when preparing for and responding to a cyber incident. Watch the series here: ecomms.brodies.com/rv/ff00a5c655a…

New blogpost: new Executive Order by President Biden triggers next steps in UK and EU approval of US Data Privacy Framework for US data transfers post #SchremsII #GDPR #UKGDPR #DataProtection brodies.com/insights/ip-te…

(Reminder that the Data Protection and Digital Identity Bill was due its second reading on 5 September - the day before Johnson’s and the Sec of State’s resignation. The debate was pulled, but the Bill has not yet been formally withdrawn.)

"Today...I am announcing that we will be replacing GDPR with our own business and consumer-friendly data protection system" So does that mean a new #DataReform Bill then? Are the previous proposals scrapped? And where does that 8% figure come from? telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/…

Grab a ☕️! We’ve digested the Govt’s proposals on #DataReform. We: ✅ summarise the key changes that will be in the #DataReformBill ❌ highlight what is not being taken forward 🤨 consider the impact on organisations and 🇪🇺>🇬🇧 adequacy #UKGDPR #ePrivacy brodies.com/insights/ip-te…

💥Here is the UK Govt’s response to its #DataReform consultation. Lots to digest, but some initial observations: The Draft bill does not look imminent. The Government is going to “consider further” a number of points. 1/3 gov.uk/government/con…

Yesterday the UK Government confirmed in the Queen's Speech that it would be bringing forward a #DataReformBill to reform data protection law in the UK. Here's a quick summary of what we know so far. #UKGDPR #DataProtection brodies.com/insights/ip-te…

Delighted to be hosting this in-person Scottish @computersandlaw session at the new @BrodiesLLP Edinburgh office. Should be an interesting event.

Our Spring 2022 #DataProtection Update webinar takes place on Thursday 12 May. As usual, we'll be covering the latest on international data transfers, new guidance from the ICO and EDPB and other topical issues. Sign-up using the link below. brodies.com/events/data-pr…

5. Cyber Incidents and Reputation Management with @dramcom : brodies.com/insights/ip-te… @CyberScotlandWk #CSW22 5/5

Cyber Incident Response with @QuorumCyber : brodies.com/insights/ip-te… @CyberScotlandWk #CSW22 4/5

Our next Cyber Bytes webinar takes place on 17 March. We'll be speaking with @PoliceScotland to discuss managing cyber incidents and the importance of engagement with law enforcement. Register here: brodies.com/events/cyber-b… @CyberScotlandWk #CSW22