Insights & News
Search for Insights & News
- 47 results found
- All (219)
- Others (158)
- Press (47)
- Inbriefs (6)
- Press Releases (6)
- Deals (2)
-
While remote workers may be out of sight, they shouldn’t be out of mind – Emma Grossmith comments for Sync NI
Press
04 July 2024The world of work has never been more fluid. It’s easy to out-source projects to a consultant on the other side of the world, or let a valued colleague work from home but beware, there are some serious legal issues you need to think about if you’re hiring a remote worker, or engaging in remote-working for current staff.
-
Amazon faces surveillance scrutiny from EU unions - Benjamin Favaro comments for the International Employment Lawyer
Press
08 May 2024A confederation of trade unions from 11 different EU countries have called on Europe’s data protection watchdogs to investigate Amazon’s surveillance practices.
-
UK watchdog warns against biometric monitoring of staff – Alexander Milner-Smith and Bryony Long comment for International Employment Lawyer
Press
28 February 2024The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has warned that using biometrics to monitor employee movements may be in breach of data protection regulations, amid heightening fears for workers’ privacy rights.
-
ICO bans Serco Leisure's use of facial recognition for employee attendance - Bryony Long comments for Infosecurity Magazine
Press
26 February 2024Serco Leisure has been ordered to stop using facial recognition technology (FRT) and fingerprint scanning to monitor employee attendance by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
-
Big Brother Boss is watching – Linda Hynes comments on monitoring staff attendance using swipe cards for Irish Independent
Press
10 February 2024Irish employers are increasingly using surveillance software and AI to check productivity of staff at work at home, but does this lead to data protection issues for employers?
-
Pseudonymous or anonymous, that is the question. Ali Vaziri writes for Privacy & Data Protection Journal
Press
13 July 2023The question of whether data are pseudonymous or anonymous is painfully familiar to those using AI to mine for ever-deeper insights from ever-larger datasets. The answer is not without consequence. If pseudonymous, the GDPR applies with all its restrictions. If anonymous, then it does not.
-
Retail under attack! Why cybersecurity is important to the sector
Press
31 May 2023Ali Vaziri writes for Retail News to outline why cyber security is vital for the retail sector. Retailers are a rich source of sensitive data, tempting to cyber criminals and it is no surprise that there have been many high-profile cyber attacks affecting retailers so far in 2023. In this article, Ali discusses protecting your reputation and relationships, credential stuffing and how to detect security incidents.
-
Meta fine: personalised ads in the firing line. Bryony Long writes for PLC Magazine
Press
20 February 2023For those hoping for a slightly quieter year in the world of data protection, the new year has already gone off with a bang and regulators are now turning their line of fire to personalised advertising.
-
Ad tech report - The Project X Institute - Recommendations for the European Addressable Advertising Ecosystem
Press
23 November 2022Ad tech report - Recommendations for the European Addressable Advertising Ecosystem
-
The Industry Reacts to UK Government Replacing GDPR - Bryony Long comments for VideoWeek
Press
04 October 2022The UK Government plans to replace GDPR with its own data protection system, culture secretary Michele Donelan told the Conservative Party Conference on Monday.
-
Data trends to watch for the retail, hospitality and leisure sector. Bryony Long writes for The Retailer Magazine
Press
11 February 2022It has been a busy year for data privacy with significant regulatory action and interesting developments relevant to the luxury and retail industry.
-
Data Protection Day – Top 5 Data Protection Issues: Bryony Long comments for TechRound
Press
28 January 2022Technology continues to present a growling engine of change, yet with this change comes some specific challenges.
-
Should companies be recording their employees’ vaccination status and test results? Ben Favaro comments for People Management
Press
17 December 2021Following a People Management Insight webinar on the topic, hosted in partnership with ELMO UK, the software provider's CEO Adam Reynolds explores the legality of collecting workers' Covid-related data.
-
Lewis Silkin recognised with top rankings in Chambers UK 2022 for Employment, Media and Entertainment: Advertising and Marketing, and Intellectual Property: Law Firms with Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys
Press
21 October 2021Lewis Silkin’s performance in the sector continues to improve following a strong performance in Legal 500, earning 69 individual and practice rankings – of which 6 are top tier practice rankings and 5 are new entries or improvements.
-
Lewis Silkin receives tier 1 ranking in Legal 500 UK 2022 for Employment, M&A and Media and Entertainment
Press
01 October 2021Lewis Silkin continues to receive strong recognition in the latest Legal 500 UK guide released yesterday, earning 67 individual lawyer and practice rankings – of which 7 are top tier practice rankings, 3 were new entries and 7 were improvements on last year.
-
De-risking Digital Business Dreams: James Gill, Victor Timon and Helen Hart write for ICLG - Digital Business Laws and Regulations 2021
Press
08 June 2021It is undisputed that the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the pace of digital change. Since then, many consider that at least 10 years' development has taken place. Last year's Guide neatly highlighted five key forces of disruption that are set to transform businesses, including 5G and with it, the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Autonomy, Hybridity and Blockchain. These remain highly relevant.
-
Graduating from the ICO Sandbox - a look at the first four exit reports: Ali Vaziri writes for PDP Journal
Press
26 January 2021Ali Vaziri mines the first four exit reports from the ICO's regulatory Sandbox for actionable insights.
-
Schrems II - what guidance for international transfers? Victor Timon writes for PDP Journal
Press
16 December 2020In an article for PDP Journal, Victor Timon comments on the recently issued guidance from the EDPB on Schrems II.
-
Learning from others’ mistakes: two common security failings in five data breaches - Ali Vaziri and Tamsin Hoque write for PDP journal
Press
06 November 2020In an article for PDP journal Ali Vaziri and Tamsin Hoque mine five Penalty Notices issued in recent years by the UK ICO for insight into how organisations can avoid making the same mistakes, and comment on the recent BA fine.
-
Covid-19 contact-tracing apps - the key data protection issues: Bryony Long and Mithila Gupte comment for Computer Weekly
Press
16 June 2020Organisations intending to deploy contact-tracing apps will need to maintain high standards of privacy compliance, security and ethics to guarantee sufficient uptake and meaningful results. Bryony Long and Mithila Gupte explain further in this article.