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Information Law weekly highlights—11 April 2019

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Published on: 11 April 2019

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Data protection
Local authority fined £145,000 for leaking alleged gang member information
Production company fined £120,000 for unlawfully filming patients in maternity clinic
Former NHS manager fined for misuse of personal data
The Polish data protection authority issues its first fine for a violation of the GDPR—and it's harsh
Data protection authority welcomes EU-US electronic evidence agreement
Facebook amends terms and services to be clearer to users
Reputation management
Meaning determined in defamation claim by care home employee (Rochester v Ingham House)
No breach of privacy for information in public domain (R (on the application of Butt) v Secretary of State for the Home Department)

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Article summary

This week’s edition of Information Law highlights includes news of the latest data protection fines imposed by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the UK, and details of a significant fine imposed by the Polish data protection authority for breach of information obligations. It also includes the latest cases relating to reputation management.

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