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Information Law weekly highlights—25 January 2024

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Published on: 25 January 2024

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Data protection
ICO updates its Opinion on age assurance for the Children's code
EDPB publishes case digest on security of processing and data breach notification
EDPB adopts report with recommendations to strengthen role of DPOs
Clarifications on imposing administrative fines under Article 83 GDPR ((Deutsche Wohnen) and (Nacionalinis visuomenės sveikatos centras))
CNIL fines Amazon France Logistique €32m over EU GDPR breaches
Cybersecurity
DSIT and NCSC seek views on draft Cyber Governance Code of Practice
NCSC publishes report on impact of AI on cyber threat
UK and Japan agree Memorandum of Cooperation to strengthen cyber

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Article summary

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Information Law weekly highlights: a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content related to laws governing the use and dissemination of information and personal data. These highlights focus on key topics including data protection, ePrivacy, cybersecurity, breach of confidence, misuse of private information, and defamation.

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