Background On 17 January 2023, the European Data Protection Board (the “EDPB”) held its 74th plenary meeting where it adopted a report (the “Report”) on the work done to date by the EDPB Cookie Banner Task Force (the “Task Force”). The Task Force was established in September 2021 with the aim to coordinate the response…
Following full implementation of the European Electronic Communications Code (EECC), Ofcom introduced new contract requirements with an aim to protect consumers and end-users. These include ensuring that contracts for public electronic communications services include key information about the services they are receiving and that such information is provided to them in a one-page summary before…
Giovanni Pitruzzella, Advocate General (AG) recently issued an opinion on what is within scope of the right conferred under Article 15(3) of the EU GDPR to obtain a copy of personal data being processed. The clarifying opinion relates to Case C-487/21 regarding questions referred for a preliminary ruling as lodged by the Austrian Federal Administrative…
Background The NIS Directive was the first piece of EU-wide legislation on cybersecurity, and aimed to achieve a high common level of cybersecurity across the EU. NIS 2 Directive[1] has expanded its scope by effectively requiring more entities and sectors to take measures and is therefore widely relevant most of the technology sector. It aims…
When Tim Berners-Lee created a system that used hypertext links to retrieve research papers at his research institute in Switzerland in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s he probably never thought his insight would spawn a worldwide commercial network. 30 years later we can see that people’s daily lives have been changed by the internet…
An adequacy decision for the US under Article 45 of the GDPR is expected to be issued this week by the European Commission, which would in practice deem the level of data protection in the US as essentially equivalent to that in the EU, thus re-enabling seamless transatlantic data flows. However, activist groups including Nyob…
Preiskel & Co client, Nadira Murray’s film “Winners” has won the following awards: 1. Two awards at the British Independent Film Awards: Breakthrough Producer sponsored by Pinewood and Shepperton Studios; and The Raindance Discovery Award 2. The Audience Award at Edinburgh International Film Festival; and 3. The Best UK Feature Film Award at the 30th…
The UK Government is introducing a new telecoms security framework (the “TSF”) through the Telecommunications (Security) Bill (the “Bill”). This is a particularly important development, given that fines could be significant – up to 10% of annual turnover and/or £100,000 per day of contravention in certain circumstances as further described in the Financial Penalties section…
As a result of the EU Commission updating the implementing decision on spectrum for mobile communications on-board aircraft, designating certain frequencies for in-flight 5G technology, commercial airline companies will soon be able to offer state-of-the-art 5G facilities on their aircraft, together with prior mobile technology generations. Travellers onboard flights in the EU will be able…
On the 16th of November 2022, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) adopted Recommendations 1/2022 (the “Recommendations”) on the application for approval and on the elements and principles found in Controller Binding Corporate Rules. The EDPB’s Recommendations are open for feedback from the public with submissions to be made by 10 January 2023. The Recommendations…
