Data Protection and the New UK GDPR Landscape

With the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union now confirmed, this new Special Report provides a practical explanation of data protection laws as they will exist in a post-EU environment. GDPR will continue, and will be known as UK GDPR, reinforced by additional legislation specific to UK circumstances.Data Protection: The New UK GDPR Landscape takes the reader through the key principles of data protection law and explores the scope of UK legislation and how to assure compliance with the law. Also featured are important recent developments including the Morrisons data breach case and the ECJ judgment on data transfers under the US/UK Privacy Shield.Chapters will cover:a brief history of UK data protection lawunderstanding terminology and how it is usedthe key data protection principleswhat it means to be a data controller or data processortransparency – how to draft privacy policieswhat is special about ‘special category data’?children’s data – duties reflecting the position of childreninternational data transfers – the new UK approachinformation governance – what the law expectsmanaging subject access rightsartificial intelligence and data protection – the tension between innovation and privacythe likely future pathway for data protection in the UKEach topic is illustrated with case studies and references to relevant case law.This Special Report will be of interest to in-house counsel and individuals responsible for personal data management and governance, including data protection officers and anyone with responsibility for data systems and infrastructure at a senior level.