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UK and EU information law update: ICO reprimand of Electoral Commission, EU GDPR report, EDPS generative AI guidance, anti-SLAPP Directive, and FOI enforcement—1 August 2024

Published on: 01 August 2024

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ICO issues reprimand to the Electoral Commission following 2021 cyberattacks

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has reprimanded the Electoral Commission under Article 58(2)(b) of the UK General Data Protection Regulation, Assimilated Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (UK GDPR), following an August 2021 breach. Attackers gained entry to the Commission’s Microsoft Exchange Server holding personal data for about 40 million people. Their unauthorised access continued until October 2022, with repeated intrusions unnoticed due to inadequate security, including failure to apply the latest security updates and weak password policies. See: LNB News 31/07/2024 92.

European Commission releases 2nd report on EU GDPR application

On 25 July 2024, the European Commission published its second report on the application of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (EU GDPR)...

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