GDPR Regulations begin to bite We are now beginning to see the impact of the GDPR regulations across politics, businesses and public services. With the upcoming UK general election, the ICO is issuing timely reminders. In Europe we are starting to see large fines being levied for GDPR breaches. ICO Issues Letter to UK Political…
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This has been a week where the combination of politics, social media and data protection have been much in evidence. Twitter political advertising ban Twitter boss Jack Dorsey decided to ban political advertising on Twitter globally, which has focussed attention on the use of personal data in targeting political messages. This has gained traction in…
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So now we have it. On Wednesday the Prime Minister wrote to Jean-Claude Junker, President of the European Commission, with the Government’s proposals for a new “Protocol on Northern Ireland/Ireland”. This is an attempt to break the logjam of the Northern Ireland backstop which has held up progress on a Brexit deal for so long…
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