ICO and Cookie Compliance
Following the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) statement on the use of online cookies, it is evident that the ICO are turning…
Data Protection & GDPR
Data Protection & GDPR
Data Protection webinar | Cookie Compliance - How to meet the ICO requirements
Cookies are now widely used across websites to help their owners understand how users navigate and interact with their content. However the…
Whatsapp’s Unpacked: Learnings for the Public Sector from the UK Covid Inquiry
How the government's communication during the pandemic is being exposed and what public sector bodies should be considering. This is…
Data Protection | End of Year Round Up
Data Protection specialists, Loretta Maxfield and Morgan O'Neill host their 2023 data protection round up.This webinar…
Data Protection | The use of AI
Loretta Maxfield provides valuable insight into the data protection challenges connected with the use of emerging AI technology, and…
Bridging the Atlantic: The New UK-US Data Transfer Framework
In a rapidly evolving digital age, data privacy is paramount and organisations are regularly adapting to new regulations and frameworks.…
Data Protection | Handling Data Subject Access Requests
Over 15,000 complaints were received by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office last year regarding the handling of Data Subject Access…
ChatGPT & Generative AI – A Data Protection Nightmare?
With Apple reportedly developing its own AI chatbot to rival ChatGPT, it appears that Generative AI will not be going away anytime soon.…
An Overview of Privacy in Scotland
In what is often perceived as an age of celebrity and social media, the law has an important role to play in the protection of individual…
Data Protection | Data Protection Round Up
Data Protection specialist, Morgan O’Neill and guest speakers hosted this 1 hour webinar and Q&A for a half yearly round up…
Webinar Data Protection Developments
Data subject rights continue to present challenges to organisations and are becoming increasingly complex. Morgan O’Neill discuss…
Data Protection Update on Direct Marketing
Following on from our recent Webinar ‘An Update on Direct Marketing’, with Partner Loretta Maxfield and Director of Data Protection…
Data Protection Webinar | Update on Direct Marketing
Most public and private organisations engage in direct marketing to promote the organisations’ goods, services or ideals. Being…
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (No.2)
On 8 March 2023, the UK Government published the long-awaited second version of its Data Protection and Digital Information Bill. Hailed…
Data Protection | IDTA and Transfer Risk Agreements Webinar
Following to the ICO’s publication of new, long-awaited guidance on international data transfers, Morgan O’Neill unpicks the new…
Meta fined by EU regulator for breaches of the GDPR
On 4 January 2023, the Data Protection Commission announced its final decision in response to two inquiries involving Meta Platforms…
Data Protection | Preparing for 2023
As we approach 2023, we take a look back at the key takeaways from 2022, developments in UK GDPR over recent months and key actions by the…
Data Protection Webinar | Cyber Security
Cyber security is a key component to any data privacy management programme and with an increasing number of sophisticated cyber security…
Data Protection | Vendor Management
Good vendor management forms an integral part of any organisations’ risk management. Ensuring that data protection is covered off in…
Digital Reform Bill. Changes delayed, and more proposed.
As part of our ongoing commitment to our followers and clients, Thorntons is dedicated to providing bespoke advice on current…
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill
The UK Government introduced to Parliament the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill on 18 July 2022. The Bill is the UK’s first…