The Brexit transition period is over; we have left the EU, and it’s time to face the challenges that this entails. One of the more significant implications for businesses is that of the UK becoming a third country for the purposes of EU–to-UK personal data transfers.Read More
In this week’s Data Privacy News ….. A Privacy Minefield - How will businesses adapt to new Contact-TRacing rules? ……. UK Facial Recognition technology breaches privacy rights …….Google to auto-delete users’ data …….and, Sir Elton John’s ex-wife Renate files privacy injuntion +++MORE!Read More
In August, 2018, just three months after the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became law, another new legal framework governing the use of personal data was approved.Read More
German internet service provider 1&1 Telecom is facing a €9.6m ($10.6m; £8m) fine after being accused of failing to carry out tough enough customer ID checks.Germany's data protection watchdog said anyone who called could get extensive personal information about someone else solely by giving their name and date of birth.Read More
Only 12 percent of respondents from a survey of 85 businesses said they were ready for the new CCPA data privacy regulation. The other 88% of companies have yet to reach “an adequate state of compliance” ahead of the CCPA. Is your company one of them? Don’t miss our ebook entitled “The CCPA Effect” -...Read More
In today's digital economy it is necessary for most businesses to collect and process consumers' personal information in order to effect sales of products and services.However, along with the introduction of robust laws designed to protect the personal data we collect, comes an expectation for businesses to implement equally robust measures that protect the data...Read More
Do all European Union members agree on the level of fines imposed on companies who are found to be in violation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)? The Data Protection Commissioner in one member state appears to think current fines should be set closer to the maximum fine limits under GDPR Article 83.Read More
British supermarket giant Tesco has closed down its parking app after The Register discovered tens of millions of automatic number-plate recognition (ANPR) images were left unsecured in a Microsoft Azure blob.Read More
