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Lexis®PSL Information Law weekly highlights—8 June 2017

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Published on: 08 June 2017

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Headlines (News updates & analysis)
Brexit—Global Britain—spotlight on international trade with Canada
Cybersecurity—Europol arrests nine online payment scammers
Data protection—Data security—appropriate technical measures and breach notification requirements
Data protection—ICO to offer grants to promote data protection and privacy research
Public sector information—Discussions on lobbying and transparency at EU workshop
State security and intelligence—PM under scrutiny for suggesting internet provides ‘safe space’ for extremism
Cases
Defamation
Trackers

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Article summary

Welcome to the weekly highlights from the Lexis®PSL Information Law team for the week ending 8 June 2017. This week’s edition includes updates on the following topics: (1) Brexit; (2) Cybersecurity; (3) Data protection; (4) Defamation; (5) Public sector information and (6) State security and intelligence as well as details of new and updated materials available on Lexis®PSL Information Law and Lexis®Webinars.

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