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  • Update: Data Protection Claims Can Now be Brought in the District Court

    Section 77 of the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 was commenced on 11 January 2024. The relevant District Court rules were amended to reflect this change on 17 January 2024. Section 77 of the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 amends section 117 of the Data Protection Act 2018 by…

  • Access Requests – A Legal or Customer Care Matter?

    If you are ‘lucky’ enough to be responsible for handling DSAR (Data Subject Access Requests) for your organisation, we recommend viewing them with a Customer/Employee Care lens (unless you receive multiple on a daily basis…then good luck!). We know that, for the most part, a DSAR is rarely used for the purpose it was intended.…

  • When do Alphanumeric Codes Become Personal Data?

    One of the most asked questions of DPOs is whether X, Y or Z data item is personal data. Often this in the context of a file that only has specific data fields and doesn’t contain peoples’ names, e.g. lists of PPS Numbers, staff numbers, credit card numbers, and Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs). A recent…

  • An Update on the AI Act from Kai Zenner

    I was in Cluj-Napoca, Romania last week, where I gave a keynote speech on data protection across various industries. I attended a conference which launched a platform for start-ups entitled Techeconomics. Cluj-Napoca is at the centre of Romania’s tech industry, and it plays an important role in the development of the technology industry in Eastern…

  • Every Click You Make, They’ll Be Watching You!

    If you are anything like me, you may find yourself receiving a lot of newsletter subscriptions or marketing communications, whether you signed up to them or not. There is nothing quite like keeping up to date with the happenings in the world, but are your behaviours being monitored without your knowledge or permission?