Topic: Data Protection Law
Can employers ask staff if they’re vaccinated?
As Cayman continues to press to get the vast majority of its residents vaccinated against COVID-19, questions are arising on whether public health needs and regulations trump privacy concerns.
Dept. of Agriculture ordered to stop collecting personal data
The ombudsman has issued an enforcement order to the Department of Agriculture to stop collecting personal data from customers purchasing its retail items, after it failed to comply with an earlier recommendation to cease gathering the information.
St. Ignatius ordered to destroy recording of meeting with staffer
Ombudsman Sandy Hermiston has ordered St. Ignatius Catholic School to destroy all recordings of a performance evaluation meeting with a member of staff, after finding that the school had no legal basis for making the recording.
Ombudsman: Jacques Scott victim of ransomware attack last year
A ransomware attack last year on Jacques Scott Group Ltd. affected personal data of 150 people, including employess, shareholders and pension account holders, a statement issued by the Ombudsman on Monday revealed.
Courts suspend media access to case files
The Clerk of Courts has blocked media from accessing case files.
Data Protection Law comes into force
Legislation geared towards the protection of personal data and how it is used in the Cayman Islands took effect this week.
Data Protection Law start date pushed back
Government is delaying the enforcement of the Data Protection Law, originally slated for Jan. 1, 2019, by nine months following representations made by the financial services industry.
Trust services providers struggle with data protection legislation
Trust services providers can potentially face enormous difficulties when complying with data requests under Europe’s data protection legislation, which gives individuals the right to ask for information held about them by third parties.
European data protection law to affect Cayman businesses
The introduction of Cayman’s Data Protection Law will come in effect in January 2019, but local businesses and organizations need to be aware of a corresponding legislation coming out of Europe that is likely to impact them as early as this month.
Privacy protection takes world stage, little noticed in Cayman
The issue of personal data protection took center stage in Washington D.C. this week as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg tried to explain to Congress how information belonging to 87 million social media users was improperly shared with a company now accused of attempting to influence U.S. elections via the use of some of that data.
Businesses urged to prepare for data protection challenges
Within the next two years, the Cayman Islands will introduce far stricter privacy protection rules affecting every business that processes customers’ or clients’ personal information.
Data protection law places new obligations on businesses
A new Data Protection Law now regulates how businesses and government agencies must handle all personal data in the Cayman Islands.
Five years later, no law governing CCTVs
It has been nearly five years since the Cayman Islands government began installing closed-circuit television cameras to monitor public rights of way on Grand Cayman and in that time, no legislation governing the use of those devices has been approved.
