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US wants High Court to consider ‘significant’ data collection decision 2017-05-18
US says it should be considered before ruling on EU-US data transfers.
Read more »Google received 1.6 million NHS patients' data on an 'inappropriate legal basis' 2017-05-15
A Sky News investigation into the sharing of patients' records raises fresh concerns over the way the NHS handles data.
Read more »12th may Tánaiste publishes General Scheme of Data Protection Bill 2017 2017-05-12
The Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald TD and the Minister of State for Data Protection, Dara Murphy TD, have published the General Scheme of the Data Protection Bill 2017.
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275 days until GDPR: 70% of your customers do not trust you with their data. 2017-04-23
Balancing data utility with data protection is tricky, but it can be done. Smart companies recognise this. This article covers trust and the importance of transparency. As it is just 275 working days until the GDPR comes into force, it is time to get cracking!
Read more »Team DPO could be the de facto way to manage compliance 2017-04-12
Are you an organisation that’s been on the hunt for a suitably qualified and trained Data Protection Officer (DPO) but have found it impossible to find one? You’re not alone.
There’s a shortage, not just in the UK, but across the European Union, with 12 months to go before the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is fully enforceable across all 28 Member States.
Read more »EU-US Privacy Shield review now promised for September 2017-04-05
During her visit to the US last week to discuss the EU-US Privacy Shield with the new US administration, EU Commissioner for Justice, Věra Jourová, said that a review of the progress with the programme will take place in September this year.
Read more »Deprioritising GDPR – Is it a Risk worth calculating? 2017-03-28
In a blog published Feb 9th, 2017 by Monica McDonnell put the implementation of GDPR on the table. This reminds me of a surprising approach to this hot topic a speaker (big-four consultant) exposed to a somewhat sceptical crowd. In summary: Considering GDPR commands a risk-based-approach for all your personal data processing. What if you decide to do nothing to comply with GDPR by May 2018?
Read more »The GDPR Doomsday Clock strikes a minute closer to midnight 2017-03-20
The lugubrious ticking of my internal GDPR Doomsday Clock struck a minute closer to midnight last week.
Tick, it chimed: “only 5 per cent of marketers fully understand what the GDPR means for their business.” Tock, it said: “50 per cent say they don’t really understand it at all, or [literally] don’t know.”
Read more »Italy issues highest ever fines in EU for a DP breach 2017-03-13
Italy’s Data Protection Authority, the Garante, on 10 March fined five companies in excess of 11 million euros for the unlawful processing of personal data.
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