All EMEA articles – Page 17
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FeatureGDPR in a post-Brexit world
A new transition period has begun in which the UK has until the end of December 2020 to negotiate a new relationship with the EU.
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FeatureWhat is the true cost of handling DSARs?
The Data Subject Access Request (DSAR) has become synonymous with protecting individuals’ data privacy rights from misuse by public administrators and private enterprise.
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FeatureRethinking ‘Disproportionate Effort’ exemption under GDPR for web-scraping
Can Data Controllers (web-scrapers) be exempt from the requirement to provide privacy notice if doing this is high-cost and it drains company resources? If they can, how?
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FeatureGDPR 2 Years In: Achieving GDPR Compliance 2 Years On
“Data is the new oil”, is a phrase we hear too often in the modern world. Organisations across the world are transacting and storing explosive amounts of data. This data includes sensitive private data belonging to their customers.
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VideoEDPS Response to Covid-19 and Data Privacy and Surveillance
Video: Fireside Chat EDPS Response to Covid19 and Data Privacy and Surveillance
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FeaturePrivacy Landscape in the Middle East
Privacy landscape in the Middle East has been flourishing in the last ten years with privacy laws and regulations emerging across the region.
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FeatureGDPR: Processing of employees health data within companies
This paper deals with how to solve data protection challenges and privacy approaches, since many companies are currently facing the question of how to deal with the personal health data of their employees.
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ArticleUK government may harness users’ mobile phone data to trace COVID-19 patients
Emergency measures may be introduced by the UK government to trace the mobile phone data of those suspected to have contracted coronavirus.
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ArticleOne in five Europeans have experienced identity theft fraud in the past two years
New research has found over half of Europeans have experienced at least one type of fraud in the last two years.
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ArticleCroatian DPA issues credit institution 20m GDPR fine
The Croatian data protection authority (AZOP) has imposed a fine of EUR 20m for violating the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
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FeatureFacial recognition: compliance in the age of GDPR
Facial recognition is a growing phenomenon but one that presents a potential minefield for companies who are collecting and using personal information.
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ArticleFrance issues first legal decision on facial recognition
The Administrative Court (TA) of Marseille has made its decision regarding the use of facial recognition technology at two French high schools.
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NewsAlmost half of WhatsApp usage breaches legal terms
Almost half (41%) of UK workers admit to using WhatsApp for work purposes despite it being against WhatsApp’s legal terms of service to use it in ways that involve any non-personal use.
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NewsPharmacy fined £275K for GDPR violation
A London pharmacy has incurred the UK’s first ever data protection fine of £275,000 for breaching the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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ArticlePwC fined €150,000 by Hellenic Data Protection Authority
The Hellenic Data Protection Authority (DPA) is requiring PwC to implement corrective measures within three months.
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NewsThe Great Hack documentary arrives on Netflix this month
This summer sees the arrival of The Great Hack, a documentary exploring the Facebook / Cambridge Analytica scandal and how it lifts the mask on the dark arts of personal data processing.
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ArticleOffice 365 banned in German state schools due to privacy worries
Schools in Hesse, Germany will stop using Microsoft Office 365 because of a cyber-security risk which could lead to violation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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NewsNHS data breach exposes 24 staff data in Scotland
The private data of 24 NHS employees have been caught up in a data breach, reports reveal.
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FeatureThe risks and rewards of making CCTV comply with the GDPR
The UK is one of the most watched nations in the world. Our research suggests there are up to eight million CCTV cameras installed, while others suggesting that there is least one camera for every ten people. Together they collect many petabytes (a petabyte is equal to 1,000,000 gigabytes) of data every single hour, all of which is subject to the GDPR.
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FeaturePersonal data protection in Turkey: The impact on business
The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) finally came into force in May – as every business in Europe knows. Turkey has similar legislation, although some differences exist.
