The latest data privacy Alert from the Squire Patton Boggs’ Data Protection & Cybersecurity team covers news from the week of 11 December 2017.

EU

• European Commission Publishes Guidelines on Data Protection
• The Dutch Data Protection Authority Allows Film Distributor to Process Personal Data for Copyright Infringement Purposes
• Intervention by EU in Microsoft and the US’s Data Privacy Battle

UK

• Baroness Hollins Backs Down on Amendments to Data Protection Laws
• ICO Executes Search Warrants Related to Millions of Automated Nuisance Calls