Most people associate data protection with legislation, most recently the Data Protection Act 1998 and the General Data Protection Regulation 2016 (GDPR). However, it should be appreciated that this ...

The Data Protection Act (DPA) 2018 is the UK’s data protection law. It brings the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) into the UK’s legal system and defines how personal data should be ...

On February 5, 2026, key reforms to the UK’s data protection regime came into force, effectuating a departure from certain aspects of the EU regime and underscoring an emerging divergence between the ...

The UK’s Data Use and Access Bill has become law, with the government claiming it will “save working people money and time” while injecting £10bn into the British economy over the next decade. The ...

The EU general data protection regulation (GDPR) is the strongest privacy and security law in the world. This regulation updated and modernised the principles of the 1995 data protection directive. It ...

Apple on February 21 withdrew its Advanced Data Protection feature from the United Kingdom following government demands for backdoor access to encrypted user data. The move came after UK officials ...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a regulation of the European Union (EU) that became effective on May 25, 2018. It strengthens and builds on the EU's current data protection framework, ...

Campaigners including Good Law Project describe ICO ‘collapse in enforcement activity’ after Afghan data breach Dozens of civil liberties campaigners and legal professionals are calling for an inquiry ...

Experian Netherlands has been fined EUR 2.7 million ($3.2 million) for multiple violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection has formally ...