AggregateIQ, a Canadian-based analytics company which acted on behalf of the Vote Leave campaign, has been issued with the first ever UK GDPR notice by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in relation to business carried out […]
According to a report by the Wall Street Journal Amazon is being investigated due to allegations that some of its staff members have been leaking consumer and company data in return for payment. The claims […]
Several studies have been conducted to assess the cost of cybercrime in the United States, although there is little data on the cost of cyberattacks in Germany. That has been addressed with a recent survey […]
Google stated its case against the CNIL (France’s data protection agency) in relation to the GDPR ‘right to be forgotten’ to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on Tuesday 11 September. The CJEU […]
Due to a computer hack accessing credit card data approximately 380,000 customers, British Airways will likely to be the first major company to face a test, and possibly extremely high financial penalties, under the European […]
From October 3, Apple App Store rules will oblige developers will have to disclose how users’ personal data is used, safeguarded and shared under a new privacy policy. In the release posted on the App […]
A new report by cyber security company NTT Security has revealed that 66% UK senior executives admit their company does not have adequate security cover to deal with a security breach the financial impact of […]
French data regulator CNIL has issued a warning to two French data companies, Fidzup and Teemo, for adhering to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation. The companies in question operate as location intelligence vendors. They […]
New figures released by law firm EMW in relation to complaints received by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the United Kingdom have revealed that the number of data protection complaints submitted to the office […]
A report from digital media company GlobalData published in July 2018, indicates that only 54% of North Americans in the global pharmaceuticals industry believe they are informed about the new European Union General Data Protection […]
Irish Telecommunications company eir has revealed that almost 37,000 of its customers have been impacted by a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) breach which occurred following the theft of a staff laptop. The laptop, which […]
The result of a recent study by the Reuters Institute at the University of Oxford indicates that the number of tracking cookies on EU news sites has decreased by 22% since the introduction of the […]
A recent report published by consent management platform Quantcast Choice has revealed that, for European Union (EU) domains an average consent rate over 90 percent is being experienced. The signifigance of this is further emphasized when it is […]
It has been revealed that a data breach at Dixons Carphone actually saw the personal data of 10 million people accessed, a much higher number than first indicated. A statement released by Dixons on Tuesday […]
Despite being hit with a $5bn EU fine and concerns in relation to the effect of the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Alphabet, a Google-owned company, registered a second quarter revenue of $32.7 billion, […]
Following the introduction of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on May 25 this year, the number of daily active Facebook users in Europe dropped by 3 million people from the first quarter, […]
A survey carried out by the National Council of SMEs in Romania (CNIPMMR) has found that over 40% of the companies questioned had not adopted measures for the implementation of the GDPR prior to the May […]
British Airways was found to be breaching the European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) last week after a security researcher discovered that the airline’s social media team was requesting that customers post their […]
In the United Kingdom last week, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) hit social media platform Facebook with a, relatively, small but symbolic fine in relation to the Cambridge Analytica date protection law breaches which involved […]
UK-based eCRM group Marketing Delivery have revealed that, following some research conduct by the company, some dealers have been seen to be “overly conservative” about their communications with customers since the European Union General Data Protection […]
Timehop, an application which resurfaces photos and posts from social media accounts, has revealed that 21 million accounts including those of European Union residents, were illegally accessed on July 4. The data impacted includes names, email […]
The European Consumer Organization (BEUC) used artificial intelligence to review the privacy policies of 14 large tech companies, including those from Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple, and found that a number of these are not fully […]
On June 28, 2018, California passed AB 375, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), which will become effective January 1, 2020. It is thought that this will be the first of many State laws […]
A survey by IT firm MicroWarehouse has revealed that 20% of large Irish companies had not only utilized the time given to prepare for GDPR wisely but also that they went as far as hiring […]
Following the introduction of the European Unions’ General Data Protection Regulation on May 25 this year a surge in the number of complaints to regulators has been felt across Europe, reflecting the public awareness and interest […]
The introduction of the GDPR on May 28th, 2018, was partly led by the internet age where there are profound changes in the ways that many organizations, including small businesses, manage the personal data of […]
A recent survey conducted by the DMA, formerly the Direct Marketing Association, has revealed that barely a quarter of marketing staff were properly trained on General Data Protection Regulation legislation before it was introduced on […]
ICS-CERT has released a warning after identifying eight vulnerabilities in version 8 of Natus Xltek NeuroWorks software implemented in Natus Xltek EEG medical products. If the weaknesses are successfully exploited they could allow a hacker […]
GDPR compliance in the cloud raises many challenges for businesses attempting to comply with the EU’s new data security and privacy rule. Not only is it necessary for businesses using services hosted in the cloud […]
A father, Jozef Dmowski, of a Polish girl has made an allegation that doctors and rescue workers refused to inform him of the location of his injured daughter, after she was involved in an accident, due […]
An investigation is currently underway into one of the UK’s biggest data breaches at a single company following unauthorised access to 5.9 million Dixons Carphone customers’ cards being made available. Dixons Carphone discovered the massive data breach […]
Arsenal Football Club has discovered that a GDPR breach occurred after the private details of club members were mailed, in error, to other club member when asking them to renew their membership of the football […]
On May 25 this year the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) legislation became enforceable in the European Union (EU). GDPR is aimed at protecting the personal data of every EU employee, every EU client, and […]
European Union Privacy investigations are probing after Google, Facebook Inc. and its apps WhatsApp and Instagram following 19 cross-border complaints submitted to regulators since GDPR legislation became enforceable on May 25. Andrea Jelinek, the EU […]
Businesses have discovered, since the General Data Protection Regulation went live in the European Union last month, that this legislation pertain to the personal data of all EU residents not just those living in EU […]
Regardless of the fact that there was a two-year grace window for companies to prepare for GDPR compliance a recent survey study titled “GDPR Readiness Survey” shows that very few are 100% compliant with the […]
Optical Center, a French company that specializes in selling eye and hearing aids, has been hit with a €250,000 fine for a data breach that occurred before the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation […]
Since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became live on May 25 this year in the European Union (EU), those involved in marketing, online and otherwise, have had to make some serious changes to the […]
The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) became enforceable at the end of last month in all European Union Member States. Many areas of confusion surround this complex legislation, chief among those is the area of […]
Now that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is in effect in European Union (EU) countries, businesses are asking whether they need to appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO). The job of a Data Protection […]
Following a data breach that impacted the privacy of 500 million people globally in 2014, Yahoo – and the comany’s new owners Oath, have escaped with a warning from Ireland’s Data Protection Commission. As the General […]
The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) became enforceable on May 25 and there is still a lot of confusion surrounding this legislation. If you are not living in a European Union (EU) country, you may […]
It has been revealed, by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) that the new data European Union protection law will be applied proportionately in Northern Ireland. Despite facing fines of up to 20m euros (£17.5m) for […]
It has been revealed that in excess of 1,300 concerns or complaints have been submitted to the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) since the General Data Protection (GDPR) became enforceable on May 25. In a […]
The General Data Protection Regulation came into effect this week in all European Union m Member States countries. The focus of this new legislation is to protect the right of all European Union citizens. While […]
The introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation has been blamed for a 9% drop in the revenues of the Johnston Press Media Group. Johnston Press operates approximately 200 newspapers and websites across the United […]
Ghostery, a privacy and security-related browser extension and mobile browser application, breached the newly introduced European Union GDPR Data Privacy legislation with the email it distributed to it’s users to advise them of changes in Data […]
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is now enforceable in all European Union (EU) states. All businesses, not just those in EU Member States, are affected by it if they employ, hire, trade with, or […]
The General Data Protection regulations have just kicked in in all European Union (EU) Member States. Due to this, if your business or organization employs, trades with, buys or sells to or from an individual […]
Social Media giant Facebook has launched two new features to help businesses better protect people’s privacy and respond to privacy requests following the introduction of the new European Union GDPR legislation last week. The two […]
In the United Kingdom the national chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses, Mike Cherry, has stated that the majority of smaller firms were still working on their compliance with the new European Union General […]
At the end of May, the General Data Protection Regulation becomes law across all European Union Member States. This legislation aims to provide greater protection of the data of all EU citizens wherever they reside. […]
New privacy group noyb (None of Your Business) has filed three lawsuits against Facebook and one lawsuit against Google claiming that the companies are not complying with the newly-introduced General Data Protection Regulation as they […]
The newly-introduced European Union General Data Protection Regulation has far-reaching effects on businesses and organizations that deal with, or employ, European Union citizens anywhere in the world. One of the main business sectors affected by […]
Under the General Data Protection (GDPR) legislation, which becomes effective tomorrow, Friday May 25, individuals who are European Union (EU) citizens have eight fundamental rights. Many EU citizens, and companies that have collected their personal […]
In Ireland the police (Gardai) have warned the public to be extra diligent ahead of the introduction of the new European Union data protection legislation, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), this Friday May 25. With […]
With the May 25 introduction date the the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation looming, computing giant Microsoft has announced that it will be extending the core privacy rights of the new EU legislation on […]
Chief Executive of Isme, Neil McDonnell, has pleaded with data-protection bodies to be “instructive, rather than punitive”, towards SMEs (small and medium enterprises), with the May 25 introduction date for the European Union’s General Data […]
The General Data Protection Regulation will be enforceable from Friday, May 25. Consequently, there has been a lot of media coverage of this new European Union leglisation. There are a lot of misconceptions concerning what […]
As of this Friday, May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation comes into effect in all European Union (EU) states. Many countries who are not members of the EU remained unconcerned about the requirements of […]
One of the rights ensured to European Union citizens under GDPR is their right to access personal data. In addition to having access to their personal data file, EU citizens also have a right to […]
From May 25, The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been enforceable in all European Union Member States. What many groups do not realize is that if they have any interactions with staff members or […]
While the General Data Protection Regulation goes into effect on May 25 there seems to be no guarantee that businesses and organizations will be ready. GDPR is aimed at protecting the personal data of all […]
General Data Protection Regulations become law in every European Union member state at the end of this month. Aimed at protecting the personal data of all European Union citizens, GDPR has a direct effect on […]
The European Parliament Civil Liberties Committee is holding a series of meetings this week to go through a number of aspects concerning the introduction of the new General Data Protection Requirement on May 25. The […]
The new General Data Protection Regulations come into effect in the last week of May. These guidelines are aimed at protecting the rights of EU citizens. Businesses that employ, or do business with, EU citizens […]
The General Data Protection Regulation becomes law in every European Union State on May 25. This legislation is aimed at protecting the personal data of all European Union citizens—around the globe. GDPR has a direct […]
For some companies, being compliant with GDPR rules has resulted in a major outay of cash. The new legislation — effective May 25 — is aimed at protecting the data of every EU citizen anywhere […]
As of May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation go into effect in all European Union member states. However, this legislation aimed at protecting the data of all EU citizens anywhere in the world has […]
The General Data Protection Regulations come into power on May 25. This legislation aims to protect the personal data of all European Union citizens — no matter where they live. GDPR has a direct effect […]
From May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation will be enforceable. This document is aimed at protecting the right to privacy of European Union citizens anywhere in the world. Any company that has EU employees […]
The new General Data Protection Regulations come into effect the last week of May. These guidelines are aimed at protecting the rights of EU citizens. Businesses that employ or do business with EU citizens must […]
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which becomes law in every European Union member state at the end of this month, every individual has what is referred to as “the right to be informed”. […]
PricewaterhouseCoopers has provided a solid example of what a business-to-business re-permissioning email for GDPR compliance should look like. The email clearly explains why PwC is asking permission to continue to send emails, what type of information […]
On May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect for all European Union member states. This legislation, designed to safeguard the data of all EU citizens also affects any business or organization […]
UK Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has moved to dispel the two most common myths that, she says, are being associated with the coming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation that will be enforceable in the UK […]
According to the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), soon to be implemented in all European Union Member States, every EU citizen — no matter where in the world they is residing — has the right […]
By now, most company owners will have heard more than they want to about the General Data Protection Regulation, commonly referred to as GDPR. Since 25th May 2018, businesses that process personal data relating to […]
The General Data Protection Regulation will come into effect in all EU states in late May. Among its clauses is the right to data portability. This allows individuals to acquire and use their own personal […]
In a move aimed at helping in the retention of its under-16s user base, Snapchat is altering changing its policy before the introduction of to GDPR on May 25. In a move that is markedly […]
Writers of The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) have defined profiling to include ‘any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to […]
It has recently been revealed that Microsoft are introducing tooling enhancements to assist companies and groups using Azure and Office 365 services to comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements. Microsoft […]
Physical and technological failures and glitches occur even in the best-maintained and most secure files. This is why the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires a plan in place to safeguard and restore data in personal […]
While the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) go into effect in all European Union states on May 25, there is no guarantee that all companies and organizations that do business or employ EU citizens will […]
A recent survey has shown that 80% of those in the healthcare profession plan to request that files containing their personal data be modified or completely deleted. When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes […]
The new General Data Protection Regulations will be part of EU Member States’ legislation by the end of May. These guidelines are aimed at protecting the rights of EU citizens—wherever they live. Businesses that employ […]
The term ‘vital interests’ is not new. In fact, it was written into legislation in Schedule 2 paragraph 4 of the 1998 Act. At the time ‘vital interests’ referred to those of subjects whose data […]
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which goes into effect on May 28th 2018, applies to all businesses based in the European Union. However, even companies which are not based in a member state of […]
Even before the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force, in May 2018, major companies have felt the impact of individuals requesting to be forgotten. This happens when an individual asks for personal data […]
WordPress has recently begun testing of its new platform. The purpose of the new version is to make Word Press tools compliant with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) tools. There is a heavy […]
The Belgian Commission for the Protection of Privacy has created a set of recommendations which outline the way in which to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). On May 25, 2018, the GDPR will enact […]
The use of the words ‘citizen of the European Union’ can be confusing in the context of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). For GDPR compliance requirements, it makes more sense to talk about individuals […]
Within the next six weeks, the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) is set to be enacted in all European Union (EU) member states. These regulations, which come into force on May 25, affect all EU […]
This would seem like a simple question. However, with many things in the soon-to-be-enacted GDPR, there is no simple answer. If read to the letter of the law, anyone who is a European citizen is […]
The new General Data Protection Regulations, soon to be part of European Union Member States’ legislation, has specific officials whose job it is to ensure clauses in the GDPR are upheld. Two of these are […]
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