Do you remember the Y2K bug in the run-up to the new millennium? Warnings that computer systems and networks would stop functioning on 1 January 2000 led to panic and pandemonium as people prepared for its impact. In some ways, the introduction of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) was reminiscent of the Y2K scare. Despite the two-year transition period, a lot of organisations left … [Read more...]
Alice Turley June 24, 2019
Alice Turley June 14, 2019
An overview of the GDPR with Alice Turley, data protection expert
The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), which came into effect on 25 May 2018, places obligations on organisations to be more accountable for data protection. What is personal data? Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (data subject). The GDPR places much stronger controls on the processing of special categories of personal data … [Read more...]
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Julia Van Grieken May 31, 2018
What am I supposed to do with all these privacy policy emails?
Society doesn’t tend to agree on much, but late last week hundreds of millions of people were united by the question: “What’s with all these emails about updated privacy policies?” The flurry of messages led to many jokes and memes, but lost among the humour was the reason for this torrent of emails. It wasn’t just an amazing coincidence that every organisation you’ve ever visited updated its … [Read more...]
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