Are You Ready for Brazil’s New Data Protection Law?
27 December 2018
The Brazilian General Data Protection Law (“Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados” or “LGPD”), passed by Congress on 14 August 2018, will come into effect on...
Blog: Chronicle of Data Protection | 17 September 2013
The UK Information Commissioner's Office ("ICO") recently published further guidance on encryption on its blog. The ICO has taken the position for some time that if a business holds sensitive personal information on portable or mobile devices, it should protect that information using appropriate encryption software. If that does not occur and such information is compromised, the ICO has stated that it may pursue regulatory action. The guidance does not modify the ICO's position on encryption, but it does explain in layman's terms what the ICO means by encryption and the different types of encryption that are available, so non-technical data protection officers may find it a helpful introduction to this topic. Here are some key take-aways from the guidance: