DPO function at Facebook
Facebook’s data protection officer will sit within its global privacy policy team, not in legal, and will reside in Ireland, […]
GDPR
Over Half of UK Small to Medium Sized Businesses Uncertain of Brexit Impact on GDPR
A year after the UK voted to leave the European Union, new research from Webroot, the market leader in endpoint […]
Under the GDPR, subject-access requests will change for controllers
Under the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation, data subjects have a right to access their personal data held by a […]
GDPR is an opportunity to create new infosec systems and cultures
Firms could gain competitive advantage by developing their cybersecurity and information systems around the requirements of GDPR. Source: GDPR is […]
Spoof audit gives Bavarian businesses taste of life under the GDPR
A data protection watchdog in Germany has asked 150 businesses to complete a “fictitious audit report” to detail how prepared […]
Insurers need to re-evaluate risk profile of businesses handling data to account for potential fines under GDPR, says expert
ANALYSIS: Insurers should re-evaluate the risk businesses handling data are exposed to as a result of the major financial penalties […]
UK to Align Itself with the GDPR Despite Brexit
“A new law will ensure that the United Kingdom retains its world-class regime protecting personal data”. This is today’s strong […]
Latest papers on privacy and data protection – June
Recommendations for Implementing?Transparency, Consent and Legitimate Interest?under the GDPR Centre for Information Policy Leadership (CIPL) published its paper on transparency, […]
Hogan Lovells Launches GDPRnow App
Exactly one year before the EU General Data Protection Regulation becomes applicable, global law firm Hogan Lovells has launched GDPRnow, […]
EU data regulation will govern the UK despite Brexit
Brexit or no Brexit, the UK will next year be subject to new European Union legislation governing data privacy. Source: EU […]
GPDR – the importance of self-assessment
The General Data Protection Regulation (GPDR) (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 which comes into force in May 2018, will […]
Will The Consent Collected Before GDPR Still Be Valid?
The “Guide on the Application of the European Personal Data Protection Regulation” published by the Italian DPA states, in the […]