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Information Law weekly highlights—21 June 2018

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Published on: 21 June 2018

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Table of contents

Data protection
Joint controllers under the GDPR—implications for transactional lawyers
Personal data and confidential information published by the Home Office (Secretary of State for the Home Department v TLU)
BT fined £77,000 for spam emails
£80,000 fine for Gloucestershire Police after abuse victim identified
Reputation management
The appropriate venue to bring a privacy claim (Mezvinsky v Associated Newspapers Ltd)
State security and intelligence
Investigatory Powers (Codes of Practice and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2018
Cybersecuirity

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Article summary

This week’s edition of Information Law highlights includes an analysis of the implications of the General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) on data sharing scenarios, information regarding recent fines from ICO and an analysis of the decision in Mezvinsky v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2018] EWHC 1261 (Ch).

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