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Information Law weekly highlights—16 February 2023

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Published on: 16 February 2023

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Data protection
UK weighs more changes to ‘legitimate interests’ in data reform package
Data protection officers can be dismissed for ‘just cause’, EU’s top court rules
EDPS publishes opinion on collection and transfer of API
Cybersecurity
MEPs deploy IRIS² to protect government communications
Council adopts Second Additional Protocol to Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention)
MEPs vote in favour of an EU-wide digital wallet
Databases
MEPs adopt new ‘Data Act’ draft legislation rules

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Article summary

This week's edition of Information Law weekly highlights includes an update on the progress of reforms proposed in the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, and analysis of the recent decision in Fearn v The Trustees of the Tate Gallery [2023] UKSC 4. See further developments relating to data protection, ePrivacy, cybersecurity, databases and reputation management.

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