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UK Government Publishes Cyber Governance Code of Practice for Boards and Directors

April 10, 2025 By Hanna Hewitt and Kelly Hagedorn

On April 8, 2025, the UK government published the Cyber Code of Practice (the “Code”) to support board directors in governing cybersecurity risks. The Code is available online. The UK's data protection regulator is actively investigating and, in some … [Read more] about UK Government Publishes Cyber Governance Code of Practice for Boards and Directors

Filed Under: Cyber Risk, Cybersecurity, International Tagged With: Cyber resilience, Cyber risk, Cybersecurity, UK Cybersecurity

To Delete or Not to Delete: Can 23andMe Really Sell Genetic Data Via Bankruptcy?

April 7, 2025 By Sara Pullen Guercio, Daniel Felz, Joyce Gresko, William Sugden, Kennedy Bodnarek and Anna von Spakovsky

On March 23, 2025, 23andMe Holding Co. (“23andMe”) filed for bankruptcy in the Eastern District of Missouri, potentially setting in motion the sale of genetic data collected from more than 15 million people.  This has led to news outlets and state … [Read more] about To Delete or Not to Delete: Can 23andMe Really Sell Genetic Data Via Bankruptcy?

Filed Under: Bankruptcy, FTC, Genetic Privacy, Health Privacy, Privacy, Privacy Policy

UK’s Data Protection Regulator fines a UK SaaS provider ~$4 million following a ransomware incident

April 4, 2025 By Hanna Hewitt and Kelly Hagedorn

On March 26, 2025, the UK data protection regulator (the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”)) fined Advanced Computer Software Group Ltd (“Advanced”) £3.07 million (approximately $4 million). In 2022, Advanced suffered a ransomware incident … [Read more] about UK’s Data Protection Regulator fines a UK SaaS provider ~$4 million following a ransomware incident

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, International, Ransomware Tagged With: Data breach, ICO, UK Cybersecurity, UK data protection, UK GDPR

European Commission Moves to Extend Free Flows of Personal Data to the UK

March 24, 2025 By Paul Greaves and Kelly Hagedorn

On March 18, 2025, the European Commission proposed to extend its adequacy decision in favor of the United Kingdom (‘UK’) for an additional six-month period. This would allow free flows of personal data from the EU to the UK to continue until … [Read more] about European Commission Moves to Extend Free Flows of Personal Data to the UK

Filed Under: Data Protection, International, Privacy, Regulation Tagged With: Cross-border, EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, EU Regulation, GDPR

Belgian Data Protection Authority Issues Updated Guidance on Direct Marketing Rules

March 20, 2025 By Alice Portnoy and Wim Nauwelaerts

On March 10, 2025, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (BDPA) updated its 2020 guidance on the processing of personal data for direct marketing purposes (see the updated guidance here in French and in Dutch). The BDPA reviewed its original guidance … [Read more] about Belgian Data Protection Authority Issues Updated Guidance on Direct Marketing Rules

Filed Under: Data Protection, Direct Marketing, ePrivacy, GDPR, Online Privacy Tagged With: Accountability, Marketing, Transparency

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