Electronic Communications & Data Privacy - Update & Key Considerations Explored

Introduction

Presented by expert speaker Robert Bell, this webinar will examine the impact of sector specific data privacy and security rules upon the operation of electronic communications networks and services.

This webinar provides a crucial introduction and an essential update in this increasingly important area for those involved in the electronic communications sector.

For further details regarding the regulation and enforcement of telecommunications and electronic communication networks and services in the UK, please see Robert Bell’s webinar UK Electronic Communications Regulation & Enforcement Update

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Why data privacy and security safeguards are particularly important within the electronic communications sector
• A review of sector specific data privacy regulation relating to:
• The use of data for marketing purposes
• Privacy issues relating to cookies
• Limitations on sharing and processing of personal data including traffic and location data
• Data security rules
• Role of the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 and its interrelationship with sector specific UK legislation
• Will the draft EU ePrivacy Regulation have any effect in UK following Brexit?
• Likely future trends in data privacy in the electronic communications sector
• Is there a role for competition law in data privacy enforcement following recent European and UK cases

This pre-recorded webinar will be streamed at 12:30pm on Friday 2nd August 2024 and will remain available to view by delegates who have registered by then for 90 days.