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20 December 2019
On 3 November 2019, the Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Bill was introduced to the Scottish Parliament. The Bill is set to reform defamation law in Scotland which has remained largely unchanged for many years.
11 November 2019
On 11th November 2019 Registered Social Landlords will become public authorities for the purposes of the provision of housing in respect of which they have granted a Scottish Secure Tenancy or Short Scottish Secure Tenancy.
19 July 2019
The latest craze to hit social media involves an app which can edit an image you upload, to show younger or older versions of yourself. Of course it’s a bit of fun and thousands have taken to using the app and taking up the #faceappchallange, but caution is urged as there is a genuine concern in relation to the rights that are handed over to the app, as well as the issue of data privacy.
19 March 2019
From 11th November 2019, RSLs will be subject to requests for information under Freedom of Information legislation and will need to ensure that requests for information are dealt with under the correct data protection regime.
08 January 2019
Many organisations spent a considerable amount of time and money in the lead up to May 2018 ensuring that their business models would comply with the General Data Protection Regulation - a European piece of legislation which has direct effect in the EU member states. However, as we began to creep closer to 29th March 2019, many of the same organisations sought clarification on the extent to which GDPR would continue to apply post-Brexit.
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