Philippa Townley
Locke Lord LLP
Articles
ICO Issues Highest Fine for "Staggering" 46 Million Nuisance Calls
United Kingdom - April 27 2016 The UK data protection regulator, the ICO, has issued its largest ever fine on the company behind 46 million automated nuisance calls. Prodial Ltd, a…
GDPR Legislative Process is Complete: EU Parliament Gave Final Approval on 14 April 2016
European Union - April 27 2016 The EU Council and the European Parliament have officially adopted their final position on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) after more…
The Panama Papers and Implications for Cyber Security in Law Firms
Global, United Kingdom - April 27 2016 What seems like a long time ago now, in 2011 PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) warned that "there is no question that law firms are among the companies…
British Toymaker VTech Shifts Responsibility of Hack Attack to Parents
USA - February 17 2016 VTech, a British toymaker with 6.3 million children's accounts, was hacked giving its hackers access to photos and chat logs of children. It has…
U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Scheme declared invalid
European Union, USA - November 13 2015 The Court of Justice of the European Union (the "CJEU"), Europe's highest court, declared last month that the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Scheme is invalid…
