Cameron Abbott, Christien Corns, Rebecca Gill, and Rob Pulham of K&L Gates write: There is a common misconception that Australian residents enjoy a general “right to privacy”. Many people understandably believe that if they are, for example, eating lunch at a restaurant minding their own business, it would be “unlawful” for someone to take photos…
Category: Laws
UK: A Recent Prosecution for a Criminal Offence Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Illustrates How Forgiving Our Data Protection Act 2018 is
DLA Piper writes: Facts of the matter On 11 March 2020, the ICO brought its first successful conviction under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“FOIA”). An individual had made a Freedom of Information (“FOI”) request to the council for an audio recording of a council meeting. The requester was advised by the clerk that…
Japan: Update of Japan’s Privacy Law
DLA Piper writes: On March 10, 2020, the Cabinet approved a bill to partially amend the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (the “APPI”). Read more on Privacy Matters.
EDPB Adopts Guidelines on the Processing of Health Data During COVID-19
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On April 21, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) adopted Guidelines on the processing of health data for scientific purposes in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the Guidelines is to provide clarity on the most urgent matters relating to health data, such as legal basis for processing,…