This is Part 3 in a series of articles on the European Health Data Space (“EHDS“).  Part 1, which provides a general overview of the EHDS, is available here. Part 2, which deals with the requirements on the manufacturers of EHR-Systems under the EHDS, is available here.

This article provides an

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The European Data Protection Board (“EDPB“) adopted an opinion on 7 October 2024, providing guidance for data controllers relying on processors (and sub-processors) under the GDPR. The two key themes are:

  1. supply chain mapping;
  2. verifying compliance with flow-down obligations.

For many financial institutions, the emphasis on these obligations should not come as a

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At the Legislative Council Panel on Constitutional Affairs held on 19 February 2024, the Privacy Commissioner (“Commissioner“) reported that the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data was working with the Government to review the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO“) to strengthen personal data protection in Hong Kong. At the

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Déjà vu in the world of UK data law: the Labour government has proposed reforms to data protection and e-privacy laws through the new Data (Use and Access) Bill (“DUAB“). The DUAB follows the previous government’s unsuccessful attempts to reform these laws post-Brexit, which led to the abandonment of the Data Protection

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It’s the turn of South-East Asian countries to update their data protection laws. Here is our summary of the proposed new data protection laws in Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia. Organisations are advised to update their data protection compliance programmes as soon as possible to reflect these developments.

Vietnam

Vietnam issued its first draft of a

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Planning and developing an effective communications strategy is a critical step in preparing for a cyber security incident. Last week, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre published guidance on communicating with stakeholders before, during and after a cyber security incident. The guidance is published with organisations of all sizes in mind, and sets out three

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Today marks the deadline for EU Member State implementation of the Network and Information Systems Directive II (“NIS2“) into national law.

NIS2 is part of the EU’s Cybersecurity Strategy and repeals and replaces the original NIS Directive which entered into force in 2016 (with Member State implementation by 9 May 2018). Much like

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Additional and clarified data compliance obligations will soon come into force under the long-awaited Network Data Security Management Regulation (“Regulation“), which was released on 30 September 2024. The Regulation is formulated under the existing data protection framework pillars of the Cyber Security Law, the Data Security Law and the Personal Information Protection Law

Continue Reading CHINA: Enhanced and clarified data compliance obligations on handlers of “network data”, covering personal information and important data, and operators of online platforms from 1 January 2025

October has already been a busy month for the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”), which has published a number of judgments on the interpretation and application of the GDPR, including five important decisions, all issued by the CJEU on one day – 4 October 2024. 

This article provides an overview

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