Forget the fines, focus on the empowered consumer

Data protection is getting serious this year: when the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation comes into force in May 2018, consumers will be given stronger protection when it comes to the processing of their personal data. However, a recent study stated that only 15% of organisations surveyed will be compliant with the GDPR. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 3rd January 2018
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Companies thrash out effects of EU privacy reforms

From Berlin to Paris and Brussels, computer developers and company executives are attempting to thrash out the implications of sweeping new data protection rules that will come into force in the EU in May. At day-long workshops with lawyers and regulators, companies including Facebook, SoundCloud and the Financial Times have experimented with solutions for the […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 3rd January 2018
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ICO Slaps Enforcement Notice on Justice Ministry

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued the justice secretary with an enforcement notice after his department’s failure to process data access requests in a timely manner. The data protection watchdog claimed that as of July 28 2017, the ministry had a backlog of 919 subject access requests from individuals, some of them dating as […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 2nd January 2018
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Protection by design – With contribution from Mike Gillespie.

Protection by design Data protection is not a new concept, but the EU’s decision to adopt legislation that applies equally across all 31 countries of the EU and EEA brings with it a whole new set of challenges. We explain the most important actions you need to take right now to begin your route to […]

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 8th December 2017
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UK businesses don’t have the money to pay GDPR fines

Less than half of UK’s businesses have the means to pay fines caused by not complying with the GDPR, a new report by Proofpoint claims. To make matters worse, more than half (54 per cent) actually expect to be breached within 12 months. Read full story.

Posted by Smeeta Padhiar
On 5th December 2017
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Denmark’s Unencrypted Health Information Breach

Advent IM Security Consultant, Del Brazil It has been reported recently that health information pertaining to Denmark’s entire population, numbered at approximately 15 million, has been compromised in that unencrypted CDs were received by an unintended/unauthorised recipient. Datatilsynet, Denmark’s Data Protection authority reported that the breach occurred in 2015 and was linked to 2 unencrypted […]

Posted by Ellie Hurst
On 1st August 2016
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