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VideoGDPR Refresh: Simple Lessons for Handling Complex DSARs
Although Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) existed before GDPR, the new EU regulation made major changes to their practical application. DSARs can be simple requests that can be dealt with efficiently; however, more complex requests can create great uncertainty.
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VideoThe Most Common GDPR Violations
In the two years since GDPR came into force, we have seen several high profile fines from data protection authorities across Europe.
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FeatureGDPR: 2 Year Anniversary
The 25th May 2020 marked two years since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 came into force in the UK. The change in law saw the biggest change in data protection law in 20 years and gave the regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the ability to impose much tougher sanctions and levy higher fines on organisations that fail to comply with data protection law.
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VideoTop 10 Takeaways from GDPR on the 2 Year Anniversary
On May 25th, 2020, will mark the second anniversary of the biggest change to data protection regulation in a generation.
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VideoGDPR: What have we Learned 2 years on and What’s Next?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) set precedents which have influenced the global landscape of business, data protection, privacy and beyond.
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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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VideoData Flows Post Brexit - Adequacy, the Future of Data Flows and SCCs
Video: Data Flows Post Brexit - Adequacy, the Future of Data Flows and SCCs
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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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FeatureThe global evolution of data protection law
The introduction of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) at the beginning of the year continues a global trend of law-makers introducing new and more stringent rules for companies using individuals’ data.
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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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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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ArticleICO intends to fine British Airways £183m for data breach
British Airways could face a fine of £183 million as a result of a data breach that was disclosed by the airline on 6th September 2018.