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Information Law weekly highlights—9 August 2018

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Published on: 09 August 2018

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Data protection
Processing children’s personal data under the GDPR
Reputation management
Court refuses permission to amend Lucas-Box meanings (Bokova v Associated Newspapers Limited)
Court refuses permission for privacy claimant to make anonymous statement in open court (SWS v Department of Work and Pensions)
Cybersecurity
EIOPA—cyber risk presents a core challenge for the European insurance industry
Metropolitan Police Service launch campaign to tackle online shopping fraud
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This week’s edition of Information Law highlights includes analysis of the processing of children’s data under the GDPR, details of the High Court’s judgment in Bokova v Associated Newspapers Limited and information about the Metropolitan Police Service’s campaign to tackle online shopping fraud.

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