Latest TalkTalk fine a warning to firms to keep IT systems up to date
The latest fine issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) against TalkTalk should be seen as a warning to businesses […]
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GDPR – sorting the fact from the fiction
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham separates fact from fiction regarding GDPR and financial penalties. Source: GDPR – sorting the fact from […]
64 member GPEN intensifies work on international enforcement
The Data Protection Authorities’ Global Privacy Enforcement Network, GPEN, has increased its information exchange by way of conference calls. The […]
CNIL issues first fine for data protection violations
French regulator CNIL has issued its first fine for violations of data protection laws, since it was given the power […]
Businesses warned against ‘dressing up’ marketing emails that customers have opted out of
Businesses cannot send marketing emails to customers that have elected to opt out of receiving such messages as part of […]
Spain creates DPO certification scheme
20 July 2017 The Spanish data protection authority announced, on 13 July 2017, that it had instituted a data protection […]
ICO’s Publishes Its Annual Report for 2016/17
UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published its annual report for 2016/17. The report includes the ICO’s annual operational performance statistics which […]
Poland: Geolocation report shows GIODO “quite lenient on location data processing”
13 July 2017 The Inspector General for Personal Data Protection (GIODO) announced, on 5 July 2017, that it had presented […]
Smart technology policy in Europe is a trend?
The “technology” in “ technology policy” should have a real meaning – there are signs it’s actually happening. With the […]
ICO publishes International Strategy to help protect UK public’s personal information in a global environment
The ICO has published its first ever International Strategy to help it meet overseas data protection challenges including increased globalism, […]
Four lessons NHS Trusts can learn from the Royal Free case
UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced that the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust did not comply with the Data […]
Belgian DPA publishes recommendation on GDPR record keeping obligation
End of last week, the Belgian Data Protection Authority published a recommendation on the records of processing activities. The full […]