Blockchain and the GDPR: irreconcilable foes or a partnership with great potential?
At first glance, blockchain and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) may seem like they would be wholly unrelated, complete […]
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Privacy compliance matters to a company’s valuation
The reality now is that complying with privacy laws such as the GDPR plays an increasingly significant role in a […]
Stronger data protection rules for EU institutions and agencies
MEPs approved new tightened data protection rules for EU institutions, bodies and agencies on Thursday. The new rules ensure a strong […]
Consumers bear the cost of their privacy protection
The latest round of regulations placed on corporations to protect privacy will not protect us from the harm caused by […]
Companies may try to bypass GDPR fines by negotiating with cybercriminals
Europol, the EU’s policing agency, released a report on September 18 in which they warned that EU data protection laws may […]
Brexit and data protection: Laying the odds
For those with responsibility for data protection compliance in the U.K. and abroad the question is a simple one: What […]
Do you know your third-party providers well?
To maintain your compliance, you will have to track your third-party suppliers and how they handle any customer record data […]
On large-scale data processing and GDPR compliance
On the definition of large-scale processing, the guidance is still scarce and data protection authorities opinions differ in this matter. It […]
Every vendor wants to be… a data controller?!
Closing data-related deals seemed so much simpler pre-GDPR, didn’t it? Remember the days when every enterprise customer was a controller […]
How to draft a GDPR-compliant retention policy
You need to be able to clearly define the period for which personal data will be stored or, if not […]
Why we must remember where informed consent comes from
In an excellent IAPP podcast interview by Angelique Carson, Woody Hartzog makes the compelling point that informed consent was originally […]
The majority of businesses are failing to comply with GDPR
Some 70% of businesses worldwide failed to address requests made from individuals seeking to obtain a copy of their personal […]