Topic: Data protection and cybersecurity
Subscribe to Data protection and cybersecurityNorton Rose Fulbright announces alliance with Pekin Bayar Mizrahi in Turkey
oktober 22, 2021
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has bolstered its client offering in Turkey by forming a new alliance with leading Turkish firm Pekin Bayar Mizrahi.
Personal Data Protection Authority has published its Recommendations on the Protection of Personal Data in the Field of Artificial Intelligence
oktober 01, 2021
The Personal Data Protection Authority published a guideline document on its official website relating to the protection of personal data in relation to AI.
Data protection: Key points financial institutions need to consider in 2021
april 27, 2021
Turkey’s Data Protection Authority (the “DPA”) and its ultimate decision-making body, the Data Protection Board (the “Board”), handed down a series of noteworthy decisions concerning financial institutions and how they processed client data during 2020.
“Safe countries” list of the data protection board Is still in the works
februari 05, 2021
The Turkish Data Protection Law (the “Law”) regulates the transfer of personal data outside of Turkey in detail.
Update: CMS registration deadlines extended again due to COVID-19
december 15, 2020
Service providers who wish to use electronic messaging for commercial purposes are required to register with the Commercial Electronic Communication Management System (“CMS”, İleti Yönetim Sistemi).
Court of Justice of the European Union landmark ruling on the transfer of ‘personal’ data out of the EU will impact every business
september 16, 2020
In July, the CJEU gave judgment in the case known as Schrems II, a landmark data protection case about how companies can lawfully transfer personal data around the world.
COVID-19: Risks of remote working in a crisis
augustus 18, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the way in which many businesses operate.
UPDATE: VERBİS registration deadlines extended due to Covid-19
juni 24, 2020
The Data Controllers' Registry or VERBİS is a publicly available database kept by the Data Protection Board (the “Board”), the decision-making body of the Turkish Data Protection Authority (the “DPA”). Unless exempt from the requirement, all data controllers (individuals and legal entities) who process personal data in Turkey must be recorded with VERBİS prior to processing any personal data.
Details of the commercial electronic communication management system are introduced
april 08, 2020
Amendments to the Regulation on Commercial Communications and Commercial Electronic Messages (the “Regulation”) were published in the Official Gazette on January 4, 2020.
Employee data protection in the time of COVID-19
april 07, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting daily life in an unprecedented way.
