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Does the transfer occurring under Article 45, 46 or 49 affect the Right of Access under Article 15.2?
Transfer of personal data from the UK to the US can, at least in theory, occur under Articles 45, 46 and 49. These all have different requirements.
Article 15 of the GDPR the Right of access includes ...
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What does being "informed of the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Article 46" mean?
Article 15 of the GDPR the Right of access includes section 2:
Where personal data are transferred to a third country or to an international organisation, the data subject shall have the right to be ...
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Is it legal to remove the SIM from your car?
There is a youtube video about data collection by cars. They suggest the solution of removing the SIM card from your car. They address some technical problems, such as getting access to the SIM card,...
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What is theft when not permanent
I was looking into the definition of theft in the UK and found (emphasis mine):
Theft is defined by section 1 of the Theft Act 1968 as the dishonest appropriation of property belonging to another ...
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What regulations is this person talking about?
I am studying at a US university, on a student loan from a UK company - funds are paid directly to the university.
The loan provider already disbursed the loan amount to my university's finaid ...
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Could my son get in legal trouble for a poor taste joke he made on social media?
My son is 16 and runs a meme page on Instagram. A couple of hours ago, he posted a photograph of Lord Mountbatten with the caption "hey British people, the IRA made Lord Mountbatten go boom, how ...
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Is the principle of making extra allowances for amateur litigants stronger in the UK?
Amateur litigants, also called pro se litigants or litigants in person perhaps among other terms, are decidedly supposed to be actively accommodated and assisted by the courts in the UK so as to “...
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Contractor does work on the wrong house
I saw a post online where someone (in the UK) is claiming they accidentally went to the wrong house to replace windows and the homeowner let them in, let them perform all the work, and then thanked ...
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Dual Criminality with an MLAT?
Pretend someone in England (United Kingdom) sends a message containing racist words to another person in the same jurisdiction. They are later reported to the police and arrested, I would assume under ...
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Inheritance tax on foreign gifts
Suppose that I as a UK citizen living in the UK am given money by an American who then dies. Do I have to pay inheritance tax to either the UK or US governments?
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Whiteboards availability in High courts and Supreme courts of USA and UK
Are Whiteboards available separately for the two lawyers in High courts and Supreme courts of USA and UK to explain their cases?
If No, Do you recommend to have Whiteboards in the courts?
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Why do blatant copyright infringements not get prosecuted?
I feel like everywhere you go you'll see copyright infringement. When I open social media, people post copyrighted videos and photos all the time. I suppose I'm assuming they've not got permission - ...
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Can adult detransitioners who underwent treatment when they were minors, bring a class action lawsuit and against whom?
I notice that, on social media, there are numbers of videos by detransitioners, or those unable to reverse their procedures, expressing their regret for a childhood decision that was facilitated by ...
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Are there any cases that establish a precedent regarding software patching?
My question concerns the legality of "software patching", specifically making changes to the compiled code of an existing third-party software application in order to alter its behavior. My ...
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What is the closest American analogue to the Care Act 2014?
Does the United States have any near equivalent to the Care Act 2014 that guarantees some degree of provision of care to people with care needs?