Latest from GDPR Compliance
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VideoGDPR Reform, Online Safety, Light-Touch AI Regulation: Making Sense of the UK Legal Environment
This session will help you make sense of the UK’s current legal landscape, with tech policy and data protection experts providing a comprehensive update of the various bills, frameworks and legal amendments likely to arise in the coming years.
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VideoCan the GDPR and Widespread AI Co-Exist?
In this session, panellists will explore AI’s many potential GDPR pitfalls and address the “elephant in the room”: Is the AI industry fundamentally incompatible with a robust data protection regime?
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VideoBeyond Europe: How the GDPR Is Shaping Data Protection Globally
Jurisdictions worldwide are improving their data protection frameworks—sometimes in the hope of obtaining EU adequacy, sometimes because the public demands them to do so. From definitions and principles to data subject rights, the influence of the GDPR is clear.
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VideoStaying Compliant: How to manage data transfers around the globe
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VideoShould You Trust the EU-US Data Privacy Framework?
The EU-US data transfer problem remains unsolved after another year of GDPR enforcement. But is the light at the end of the tunnel with the EU-US Data Privacy Framework? Or will the adequacy decision go the same way as its two predecessors?
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VideoWhat’s Wrong With the GDPR?
The EU’s best-known regulation is not without its critics. Some argue that the law hampers innovation and imposes unnecessary costs. Others claim that the GDPR’s only problem is that regulators don’t go far enough in enforcing the law.
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VideoThe GDPR’s ‘Risk-Based Approach’: How It Works and When to Use It
The GDPR recognises a “risk-based approach” in several areas of data protection compliance. Controllers can adjust some data protection and security practices, taking into account factors such as the nature of the data, the resources of the organisation, and the “state of the art”.
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VideoEnforcement Highlights From the GDPR’s Fourth Year
In this session, our panel will explore the most significant enforcement actions since the GDPR’s last birthday and consider their impact on all organisations.
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FeatureFive years of GDPR - what does the dawn of AI mean for data privacy regulations?
May 25, 2018 saw the introduction of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a ground-breaking legal framework that set new standards on how organisations both within and beyond EU borders obtain, process and store personal data.
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NewsMeta faces GDPR penalty on top of order to halt data transfers
Meta is getting ready for the cessation of its EU-U.S. data transfers, as well as a fine for violating the EU General Data Protection Regulation, according to filings made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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NewsPotential cost increase to access EU markets due to new UK data law
Proposed data regulations in the UK, currently awaiting approval from Parliament, may fall short of Europe’s GDPR standards.
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FeatureProfiling and Marketing: Why the ICO’s Latest Fine Against Easylife Matters
The Easylife fine shows how some companies may be engaged in profiling without realising. The decision reminds us of the dangers of carelessly processing health data and demonstrates the important interaction between the GDPR and direct marketing laws.
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FeatureConservative Party Conference 2022 Brings More Data Protection Uncertainty
At the Conservative Party Conference 2022 on Monday, newly-appointed Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Michelle Donelan said the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was “limiting the potential of our businesses”.
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ReportCharting the UK Data Protection Profession: September 2022 Report
Data Protection World Forum and The DPO Centre are delighted to bring you the ninth Index survey report from the ground-breaking UK Data Protection Index.
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FeatureWill the UK’s ‘Light Touch’ AI Regulation Plans Increase AI Risks?
The government claims its “innovation-friendly and flexible” plans for AI regulation could help businesses avoid the “uncertainty that comes with regulatory compliance”. But could lighter touch regulation increase risks for UK businesses and individuals alike?
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VideoConducting a Transfer Impact Assessment: Best Practice
The transfer impact assessment (TIA) might be among the most demanding of the GDPR’s requirements. Assessing the surveillance regime of a third country can be a daunting task even for an experienced legal department—not to mention the thousands of SMEs engaged in international data transfers.
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VideoInternational Data Transfers: The Biggest GDPR Compliance Challenge
This panel will explore whether the situation post-Schrems II is sustainable, and consider the implications for practically every business in the EEA.
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VideoGDPR: 4 Years On
Four years on from the entry into force of the GDPR and the privacy landscape is still as complex as ever. The past 12 months have continued to be wrought with action and a heightened sense of privacy awareness. Developments in the Schrems II case and the privacy implications of the Coronavirus have highlighted a new level of compliance considerations for organisations to navigate.
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VideoWhat’s Wrong With the GDPR? Constructive Criticisms from Privacy Professionals
The GDPR is rightly celebrated as improving data protection rights in many areas. But the law has also been criticised—both by “big tech” lobbyists and dedicated privacy professionals.
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VideoGDPR Four Years On: Reviewing the Most Significant Enforcement Decisions
The flood of GDPR fines anticipated by the media arguably never materialised—but four years on from the GDPR’s effective date, enforcement is ramping up.