Answers to Privacy Shield FAQs across five main categories have finally been published by the Privacy Shield Program. But what exactly is the Privacy Shield and how can this guidance help?Read More

Irish Data Protection Commissioner to investigate Facebook refusing Subject Access Request. Under the GDPR, EU residents have a fundamental right to demand a copy of the personal data held on them. Organisations are legally required to comply within 30 days, and if requested, by providing a copy of users’ data in a portable format. Failure...Read More

Pensions related cold calling :  UK Treasury proposes amendments to the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR). Ban on cold calling in relation to pensions Back in December of 2016 the UK government launched a consultation on the banning of cold calling relating to pension schemes. The vast majority of respondents strongly supported the government’s...Read More

CCTV in Taxis – Privacy rights and councils responsibilities. CCTV has become a fact of life in today’s connected world. Most of us now go about our daily business without paying too much attention to the prying eyes of unseen watchers. The cameras can serve as an effective solution across many applications… security and crime...Read More

Czech Data Protection Authority : Parental consent when processing pupils’ personal data. A school in the Czech Republic has been fined by the country’s Data Protection Authority. The penalty was imposed for processing pupils’ data without parental consent. An investigation into processing of personal data was conducted at the primary school, following a complaint submitted...Read More

Developing a Compliance Strategy:Dutch Supervisory Authority starts random investigations into GDPR compliance among large corporations. On 17th July, 2018 the it was announced that the Dutch Supervisory Authority (DSA) will be conducting initial investigations to ascertain whether large corporations are are compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The DSA intends to review the...Read More

Democrats push for stronger privacy laws like the EU’s GDPR to combat problems with Big Tech firms A 23-page policy paper obtained by Axios reveals a raft of plans by Senator Mark Warner to address problems posed by Big Tech companies in the United States. The proposed plans range from putting a price on individual...Read More

July 31, 2018 : ICO reveals self reported data breaches increasing.According to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the number of self-reported personal data breaches has risen significantly since the GDPR became law on May 25th. However, this should come as no surprise considering the fact that most companies are still on the road to achieving...Read More

July 28, 2018 : CANADA – Facial Recognition technology tracks shoppers in Calgary malls. It has been discovered that at least two shopping malls are using facial recognition technology to track and identify shoppers’ ages and gender without any warning or obtaining explicit consent. CBS News reported that a visitor to the Chinook Centre in...Read More

July 21, 2018 : British Airways requests customers post personal data on Twitter, in bizzare GDPR compliance claim. Disgruntled customers of the airline were asked to tweet their full names and addresses, passport details and even the last four digits of their credit cards “to comply with GDPR” before their complaints could be investigated. Security...Read More