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Cyber_Bytes - Issue 59
Welcome to Cyber_Bytes, our regular round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.
Read moreFines for PDPA Breaches: How Clear is the Crystal Ball?
The Singapore Personal Data Protection Commission ("PDPC") has recently issued a number of new enforcement decisions.
Read moreCyber_Bytes - Issue 58
Welcome to Cyber_Bytes, our regular round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.
Read moreData dispatch - October 2023
Welcome to the first edition of Data Dispatch from the Data Advisory team at RPC. Our aim is to provide you on a monthly basis with an easy-to-digest summary of key developments in data protection law.
Read moreCyber_Bytes - Issue 57
Welcome to Cyber_Bytes, our regular round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.
Read moreChanges to the One Stop Shop
In July 2023 the European Commission issued a Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down additional procedural rules relating to the enforcement of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the 'GDPR' Regulations).
Read moreCyber_Bytes - Issue 56
Welcome to Cyber_Bytes, our regular round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.
Read moreOfcom faces 30,000 cyber attacks a week, new data reveals
NCSC warn that UK infrastructure and businesses face heightened threat of cyber attacks
Read moreCyber_Bytes - Issue 55
Welcome to Cyber_Bytes, our regular round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.
Read moreProperty Digital Rights – A New Revenue Stream in a Digital World
Advances in technology are opening up exciting new frontiers for property owners and managers. Almost two billion people globally use augmented reality (AR) on their mobile phones and nearly 400 million engage in a virtual metaverse reality.
Read moreCyber_Bytes - Issue 54
Welcome to Cyber_Bytes, our regular round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.
Read moreCyber_Bytes - Issue 53
Welcome to Cyber_Bytes, our regular round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.
Read moreCyber_Bytes - Issue 52
Welcome to Cyber_Bytes, our regular round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.
Read moreLegislation Empowering the CMA's Digital Markets Unit Introduced into Parliament
The long-anticipated Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (the Bill) has now begun its parliamentary journey following its introduction on 25 April 2023. Described as a "flagship bill" by the CEO of the Competition and Markets Authority (the CMA), the Bill not only introduces major landscape reforms to the UK's consumer protection regime and significant enhancements to the CMA's competition law powers, it also ushers in a new regime for digital markets. The Bill has the potential to be a "watershed moment" in how UK digital markets are regulated.
Read moreCyber_Bytes - Issue 51
Welcome to Cyber_Bytes, our regular round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.
Read moreCyber_Bytes - Issue 50
Welcome to Cyber_Bytes, our regular round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.
Read moreRPC Law x Web3: Gambling regulations – Don't Play Games of Chance with the Law
This is part of a series of RPC x Web3 articles designed to help Web3 participants and enthusiasts understand their rights in this rapidly evolving space.
Read moreCyber_Bytes - Issue 49
Welcome to Cyber_Bytes, our regular round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.
Read moreThe NIS Regulations to expand to bring outsourced IT providers and managed service providers into scope
The UK's Network and Information Systems ("NIS") Regulations came into force in May 2018 to boost the level of security of network and information systems for the provision of essential services, such as transport, energy, water, health and digital infrastructure ("operators of essential services (OES)"). These Regulations also applied to digital services, such as online marketplaces, online search engines and cloud computing services ("relevant digital service providers (RDSPs)").
Read moreCyber_Bytes - Issue 48
Welcome to Cyber_Bytes, our regular round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.
Read moreRPC Law x Web3: If There's Something Strange in the Web3 World, Who You Gonna Call?
"And the way we win is by creating a new, democratic, decentralised internet, one where the behaviour of companies like this will be impossible forever. One where it is the users, not the kings, who have sovereign control over their data." - Richard Hendricks, in the HBO TV Series "Silicon Valley", portrayed by Thomas Middleditch
Read moreCyber_Bytes - Issue 47
Welcome to Cyber_Bytes, our regular round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.
Read moreRPC Law x Web3: Considerations for NFT Founders Building Communities and Providing Utility to Holders
In the past when one purchased an NFT, the only expectation was that he, she, or they was purchasing rights in an asset (usually a digital artwork).
Read moreCyber_Bytes - Issue 46
Welcome to Cyber_Bytes, our regular round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.
Read moreRecent developments in data subject litigation caselaw
Two interesting recent developments in the case law relating to data subject litigation. These further undermine the viability of low-value claims for personal data breaches for claimant law firms.
Read moreCyber_Bytes - Issue 45
Welcome to Cyber_Bytes, our regular round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.
Read moreRPC Law x Web3: Ownership of Digital Assets in Web3
This is the inaugural part of a series of articles relating to legal issues around Web3. Over the course of the next few months, will hope to provide you with some thoughts and insights on the areas of Web3 where potential legal issues may arise based on current laws.
Read moreSingapore data protection update
New guidance from the Court of Appeal for parties involved in an action against another individual for loss and damage suffered as a result of a contravention of the provisions of the PDPA.
Read moreCyber_Bytes - Issue 44
Welcome to Cyber_Bytes, our regular round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.
Read moreCyber_Bytes - Issue 43
Welcome to Cyber_Bytes, our regular round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.
Read moreCyber Incident Reporting Obligations for Hong Kong Licensed Financial Services Companies
The number of cyber-attacks is on the rise. In particular, financial services companies have been identified as key targets for threat actors in the Q2 of 2022.
Read moreChanges to data protection legislation in Asia – 2022 update (including Mainland China)
Looking back on the last 18 months, the data privacy laws of several Asian jurisdictions have been updated to incorporate stronger protections for individuals’ personal data. This article provides an update on a handful of jurisdictions in Asia and summarises some of those main changes, including the far-reaching implications of the new data protection law in Mainland China.
Read moreCyber_Bytes - Issue 42
Welcome to Cyber_Bytes, our regular round-up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.
Read moreHong Kong data protection: cross-border transfers of personal data
We take a closer look at businesses' obligations under Hong Kong law to protect personal data in a cross-border transfer and the new recommended model contractual clauses.
Read moreCyber_Bytes - Issue 41
Welcome to latest edition of Cyber_Bytes, our regular round up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.
Read moreCyber_Bytes - Issue 40
Welcome to latest edition of Cyber_Bytes, our regular round up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.
Read moreCyber_Bytes - Issue 39
Welcome to latest edition of Cyber_Bytes, our bi-weekly roundup of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.
Read moreEDPB guidelines on personal data breach notifications
Last month, the EDPB published their "Guidelines on Examples regarding Personal Data Breach Notification" (the Guidelines). These are intended to provide "practice-oriented, case-based" guidance on when it is necessary to notify the relevant supervisory authorities (the SA) under Article 33(1) of the GDPR and/or data subjects under Article 34(1) of the GDPR following a personal data breach.
Read moreCyber_Bytes - Issue 38
We are back following a short seasonal break and hope you enjoy this latest edition of Cyber_Bytes, our bi-weekly roundup of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.
Read moreCyber_Bytes - Issue 37
We hope you enjoy this latest edition of Cyber_Bytes, our bi-weekly roundup of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.
Read moreCyber_Bytes - Issue 36
We are back following a break and hope you enjoy this latest edition of Cyber_Bytes, our bi-weekly roundup of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.
Read moreThe Supreme Court hands down judgment in Lloyd v Google
In a keenly anticipated judgment that has significant ramifications for UK data protection, the Supreme Court has today overturned the Court of Appeal's decision in Lloyd v Google and restored the original order made by the High Court, refusing the claimant's application for permission to serve proceedings on Google outside the jurisdiction.
Read moreCyber_Bytes - Issue 35
We hope you enjoy this latest edition of Cyber Bytes, our bi-weekly roundup of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.
Read moreCyber_Bytes - Issue 34
We hope you enjoy this latest edition of Cyber_Bytes, our biweekly roundup of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.
Read moreCase comment: striking out of privacy and confidence actions in the Dixons data breach case
The number of claims issued in the High Court (Media and Communications List) with a data protection element continues to increase. The rise in claim numbers can be attributed to a number of factors including: (i) individuals becoming more aware of their rights under data protection legislation, (ii) uncertainty as to whether individuals may recover damages for a loss of control of their personal data without proving material damage or distress; (iii) the abundance of specialist law firms who are prepared to act for individuals on a "no-win-no-fee" basis and (iv) the availability of After the Event ("ATE") insurance to protect a would-be claimant against adverse costs orders.
Read moreCyber_Bytes - Issue 33
Welcome to Cyber_Bytes, our bi-weekly round up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.
Read moreCyber_Bytes - Issue 32
Welcome to Cyber_Bytes, our bi-weekly round up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.
Read moreCyber_Bytes - Issue 31
Welcome to Cyber_Bytes, our bi-weekly round up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.
Read moreCyber_Bytes - Issue 30
Welcome to Cyber_Bytes, our bi-weekly round up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.
Read moreCyber_Bytes - Issue 29
Welcome to Cyber_Bytes, our bi-weekly round up of key developments in cyber, tech and evolving risks.
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