A decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union has struck down Privacy Shield as an appropriate mechanism for the transfer of personal data from the EU to the US, effectively prohibiting the transfer of data under the Privacy Shield framework (Facebook Ireland and Schrems, C-311/18).
Where commercially sensitive or confidential information is being shared or discussions with clients are taking place, businesses must be satisfied that an appropriate level of security is offered. Unsecured systems give rise to potentially huge claims for damages and, in the case of personal data, hefty fines from the Information Commissioner.
In April, we reported on the extension introduced by the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 to time periods for responding to freedom of information requests.
Public authorities will no doubt welcome the amendments to the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 which will give them a significantly longer period of time to respond to freedom of information requests.
MSPs have passed emergency legislation to tackle issues raised by the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic. The Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill 2020 (“the Bill”) covers a number of different areas impacted by the effects of Coronavirus.