Questions tagged [united-kingdom]
For questions specific to the United Kingdom. Note that the UK does not have a common legal system across its jurisdictions - consider using [scotland] or [england-and-wales] or [northern-ireland].
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Postman signs for delivery himself. Any laws broken?
Suppose a Royal Mail worker knocks on the door to deliver a parcel which needs to be signed for. No one is home. He is supposed to leave a "Something for you" card and bring the parcel to ...
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What is the UK equivalent of the bailiff of the court?
Hello I hail from the Uk but I do enjoy watching video recordings of usA court proceedings (I'm a fan of Sovereign citizen failure videos)
In these clips, it appears that there are people hired and ...
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Is it GDPR compliant to require registration to access a privacy policy?
There is currently an issue with Windows operating systems, reputed to be related to Falcon Sensor from CrowdStrike. From the description of their tool, the question of GDPR compliance can be asked ...
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Is deciding to use google fonts the sort of decision that makes an entity a controller rather than a processor?
In ensuring GDPR compliance determining which entities are data controllers and which data processors is a critical step. The UK government says:
The UK GDPR defines a controller as:
the natural or ...
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Can I play a voice message to a 3rd party?
Suppose someone left me a voice message on my mobile phone, and I then played their message to a 3rd party.
Was it illegal to play the message I received from them to a 3rd party in the U.K.? Who owns ...
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What authorisation would I need to disclose information from a dead friend's computer?
A friend of mine is an accountant, and we have an informal arrangement that I help him with computer problems and he slips me some beer money in return. No formal arrangement or contract has ever ...
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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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Do patients have the right to foot moulds / models from chiropodists? [closed]
If a chiropodist produces a 3D model or mould from a patient's foot in order to produce orthotic insoles, is the chiropodist required to retain the model or mould for a particular period of time? Does ...
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How specific does the information need to be relating to personal information transfer between data controllers?
When personal information is transferred between data controllers the GDPR imposses certain requirements. Among these are information that must be provided to the data subject. As I understand it ...
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Challenge the appointment of the prime minister
Today's choice of prime minister by the king was pretty obvious.
But in general: Can I legally challenge that the king appointed X for prime minister? I could e.g. argue that the majority of the MPs ...
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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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As organisations, why are UK government departments not registered on Companies House or counterparts (like the Charity Commission)?
When dealing with a company, Companies House provides a wealth of information about them. As a software developer, most important in this regard are things like their company number, which serves as ...
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Is an international student at greater risk of or from a cannabis possession charge in the UK?
Suppose Adam is an international student on a student visa in the UK. Suppose Adam is a recreational user of cannabis, hashish or similar, with no criminal history and no history (either on UK police ...
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Can computer performance metrics be personal data?
ScorecardResearch is a major data collection organisation that serves code onto some major UK web sites. Their privacy policy mentions a lot of tracking, including "hardware or device ...
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