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The ICO and breach reporting under Reg 5A PECR: take two

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A couple of weeks ago, the ICO published a statement saying that it had "decided to stop enforcing personal data breach reports made under Regulation 5A." Even if the intent behind it was meant well, Read more

Don't let cold calling get you into hot water

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The ICO has fined a company £75,000 for unlawful marketing. Nothing particularly surprising there, as the ICO does it all the time, but this particular decision is an unusual one: it is a fine Read more

Five things to take from the European Parliament's response to the Commission on the GDPR

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The European Parliament has published its report on the European Commission's report on the implementation of the GDPR, which the Commission published two years after its application. Yes, it's a Read more

"How to spy on my wife’s phone": an English law perspective on an article about stalkerware

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CW/TW: domestic abuse, and controlling behaviour WTF? I honestly can't believe I am writing this. Actually, scratch that. I can't believe that someone wrote the piece to which this blogpost is a Read more