Latest from GDPR Compliance – Page 2
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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.
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VideoReviewing Your GDPR Compliance Program
Many companies spent considerable time and resources in the run up to May 2018 on adapting their systems and processes toward GDPR compliance. Four years later, were all these changes necessary? Where should controllers have gone further from the outset? And what should change given the abundant post-2018 guidance and enforcement from DPAs?
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FeatureGDPR Four Years On: How Has the Law Changed the World, and How Can It Be Improved?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is perhaps the EU’s best-known and most-misunderstood law.
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ArticleThe Splintering of Global Data Flows: Is the ‘Risk-Based Approach’ Dead?
To combat foreign government surveillance, European data protection regulators are taking an increasingly hardline stance on GDPR enforcement that could drastically change the internet. Some argue that a more pragmatic, “risk-based approach” could help avoid severe disruption. But a recent decision against Google suggests those people are losing the debate.
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EventPrivSec Focus: GDPR Four Years On
Four years on from the coming into effect of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), it’s time to take stock: Has the GDPR truly improved data protection? How have organisations implemented the law’s requirements? And what questions remain unanswered after nearly half a decade of GDPR?
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FeatureIs the UK Data Protection Regulator’s Independence Under Threat?
In an interview with POLITICO on 23 March, UK Information Commissioner John Edwards said he had “made it very clear” that the government’s proposed data protection reforms must not “undermine the independence” of the country’s data regulator, the ICO.
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VideoAdapting to LGPD: The Biggest Challenges and Opportunities
PrivSec Global will explore how businesses can adapt the the new law leverage LGPD compliance for a competitive advantage.
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VideoGDPR Compliant? The Extra Steps You’ll Need to Take to Comply with Brazil’s LGPD
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is often cited as the world’s toughest data protection law. Many organizations have worked hard to bring themselves into GDPR compliance.
