Life with GDPR

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  • The Case of the Smart TV

    Jonathan Armstrong and Tom Fox return for another episode of Life with GDPR. In this episode, dissect the case of the Smart TV and considers its implications for de minimis cases brought under GDPR. Some of the issues we consider include:

    1.     What were the underlying facts of the case?

    2.     Was the case filed in the correct court (High Court)? If not, why not?

    3.     What was the court’s ruling?

    4.     What is the viability of a de minimums claim going forward?

    5.     When dealing with data protection infringement compensation claims, look to cases from other jurisdictions.

    6.     No matter how seemingly trivial, organizations should be prepared for them and manage them with care.  

     Resources

    Check out the Cordery Compliance, client alert on this topic, click here. For more information on Cordery Compliance, go their website here. Also check out the GDPR Navigator, one of the top resources for GDPR Compliance by clicking here.

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    18 min
  • GDPR-10 Years After Original Proposal

    Jonathan Armstrong and Tom Fox return for another episode of Life with GDPR. In this episode, we celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the initial proposal of the law which became GDPR. Some of the issues we consider include:

    1. What was in the original proposal that did not become enacted in the final law?
    2. Reduction in costs-what happened?
    3. Right to be Forgotten, morphed into something very different than intended.
    4. Fines, Fines, Fines.
    5. Evolution of regulatory sophistication.
    6. Criticism of regulators.
    7. Resources

      Check out the Cordery Compliance, client alert on this topic, click here. For more information on Cordery Compliance, go their website here. Also check out the GDPR Navigator, one of the top resources for GDPR Compliance by clicking here.

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      24 min
    8. Class Action Update

      Jonathan Armstrong and Tom Fox return for another episode of Life with GDPR. In this episode, we take a deep dive into class action litigation in the UK and EU around data privacy and data protection. Some of the issues we consider include:

      1.     Has the tide turned in favor of defendants in class action litigation in the UK?

      2.     Are actual damages now required to receive damages after a data breach?

      3.     How can a company manage a regulatory investigation of a data breach during a class action litigation?

      4.     What about suits against Boards of Directors?

       Resources

      Check out the Cordery Compliance, client alert on this topic, click here. For more information on Cordery Compliance, go their website here. Also check out the GDPR Navigator, one of the top resources for GDPR Compliance by clicking here.


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      27 min
    9. Update on Blackbaud

      Jonathan Armstrong returns from assignment to take on a potpourri of issues with co-host Tom Fox. In this episode, we consider some of the issues from the Blackbaud data breach enforcement action. Some of the issues we consider include:

      1. Does this matter signal a priority in risk shifting by the regulators?
      2. Implications for class actions involving customers.
      3. Hardening of the insurance market regarding data breaches.
      4. More due diligence coming in the B2B arena.
      5. Steps your organization should take now.
      6. Resources

        Check out the Cordery Compliance, client alert on this topic, click here. For more information on Cordery Compliance, go their website here. Also check out the GDPR Navigator, one of the top resources for GDPR Compliance by clicking here.

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        22 min
      7. Potpourri Edition

        Jonathan Armstrong returns from assignment to take on a potpourri of issues with co-host Tom Fox. We use the recent speech by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco as a jumping off point to discuss how this change in DOJ enforcement policy and focus will be impacted by GDPR, the new EU Whistleblower Directive and how increased international cooperation around international anti-corruption compliance may play out. Some of the issues we consider include:

        1. Data protection issues under the new DOJ FCPA enforcement policy?
        2. Monitorships outside the US.
        3. Data privacy and investigations.
        4. Class actions in the UK going forward.
        5. Increased cooperation between the DOJ/SEC and the UK Serious Fraud Office.
        6. Resources

          Check out the Cordery Compliance, client alert on this topic, click here. For more information on Cordery Compliance, go their website here. Also check out the GDPR Navigator, one of the top resources for GDPR Compliance by clicking here.

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          17 min
        7. EU Whistleblower Directive-Part 2

          Jonathan Armstrong is on assignment in Cornwall so for this episode Cordery Compliance co-founder Andre Bywater joins Tom Fox to discuss issues relating to the upcoming EU Whistleblower Directive, with a go live date of December 17. This is Part 2 of a special 2-part episode. Some of the questions we consider include:

          1. What about whistleblowing and data protection issues?
          2. Are individuals subject to whistleblowing allegations also protected?
          3. Subject Access Requests.
          4. False whistleblowing.
          5. Sanctions for non-compliance.
          6. Bounties for whistleblowing.
          7. When must the EU whistleblowing rules be implemented?
          8. Post-Brexit, how will the UK be implementing these rules?
          9. What are Andre’s three takeaways?
          10. Resources

            Check out the Cordery Compliance, client alert on this topic, click here. For more information on Cordery Compliance, go their website here. Also check out the GDPR Navigator, one of the top resources for GDPR Compliance by clicking here.

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            28 min
          11. EU Whistleblower Directive-Part 1

            Jonathan Armstrong is on assignment in Cornwall so for this episode Cordery Compliance co-founder Andre Bywater joins Tom Fox to discuss the upcoming EU Whistleblower Directive go live date of December 17. This is Part 1 of a special 2-part episode. Some of the questions we consider include:

            1.     Why is the EU tackling whistleblowing & what EU areas fall in scope?

            2.     Who can be a whistleblower?

            3.     What about anonymity and confidentiality?

            4.     Which whistleblowing route should a whistleblower follow?

            5.     Are there any record-keeping obligations?

            6.     Is retaliation prohibited?

            Resources

            Check out the Cordery Compliance, client alert on this topic, click here. For more information on Cordery Compliance, go their website here. Also check out the GDPR Navigator, one of the top resources for GDPR Compliance by clicking here.

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            35 min
          12. EU Whistleblower Update

            In this episode Jonathan Armstrong and Tom Fox are back to discuss issues relating to data privacy, data protection and GDPR. In this episode we take up a recent decision from Luxembourg which would seem antithetical to good whistleblower practices. We also consider the upcoming EU Whistleblower Directive go live date of December 17. Some of the questions we consider include:

            1.     What are the facts of the enforcement actions? 

            2.     When should company harm outweigh public good from whistleblowers?

            3.     What lessons can companies learn from this matter in conjunction with the EU whistleblower directive?

            Resources

            Check out the Cordery Compliance, client alert on this topic, click here. For more information on Cordery Compliance, go their website here. Also check out the GDPR Navigator, one of the top resources for GDPR Compliance by clicking here.

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            18 min
          13. Jonathan’s Favorite Enforcement Action

            In this episode Jonathan Armstrong and Tom Fox are back to discuss issues relating to data privacy, data protection and GDPR. In this episode we take up Jonathan’s (current) favorite GDPR enforcement action, involving the food deliver services Deliveroo and Foodinho, who ran afoul of the Italian data protection authority.

             Some of the questions we consider include:

            1. What are the facts of the enforcement actions?
            2. What do these cases tell us about the use of AI and data privacy?
            3. What lessons can companies that use algorithmic management of staff learn?
            4. Resources

              Check out the Cordery Compliance, client alert on this topic, click here. For more information on Cordery Compliance, go their website here. Also check out the GDPR Navigator, one of the top resources for GDPR Compliance by clicking here.

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              19 min
            5. To Pay or Not to Pay

              In this episode Jonathan Armstrong and Tom Fox are back to discuss issues relating to data privacy, data protection and GDPR. In this episode the always difficult decision of whether to pay or not to pay a ransomware demand. Some of the questions we consider include:


              1.     How does a ransomware attack occur? 

              2.     What are the potential legal and commercial risks of paying ransoms?

              3.     What about specific new laws to ban ransomware payments?

              4.     What should you do if your organization is faced with a ransomware attack?

              5.     What can you do to guard against a ransomware attack?


              Resources

              Check out the Cordery Compliance, client alert on this topic, click here. For more information on Cordery Compliance, go their website here. Also check out the GDPR Navigator, one of the top resources for GDPR Compliance by clicking here.

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              20 min

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