According to the soon-to-be-implemented General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) under Article 17, every European Union citizen has the right to request that his personal data file be modified or deleted. What GDPR States Regarding Erasure […]
The growth of the Internet has brought connected medical devices to the fore. They can help with everything from the monitoring of patients to the collection and use of statistical data. This helps to improve […]
The soon to be introduced General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) places greater emphasis on the security of personal data than the previous Directive. This means that businesses and organisations need to pay attention to the […]
In the United Kingdom, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have made a joint statement regarding the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), on May 25 2018. The […]
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes law on May 25 2018. Once this happens, any business or organisation that processes the personal data of individuals who live within the European Union will have to […]
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will become enforceable on May 25 2018. European Union Member States are in the process of implementing laws that will bring their own data protection rules and […]
Looking at the results of a recent survey conducted by the UK Government, it seems that the business community of the country as a whole is ill-prepared for the introduction of the General Data Protection […]
Once the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into operation, on 25 May 2108, all businesses and organisations that are involved in with processing the data of people who live within the EU will be […]
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on 25 May 2018, and many businesses and organisations still do not feel as though they are fully prepared. If you are feeling concerned about being […]
If you live within the EU, chances are that you will have heard the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) mentioned. But, do you know how it affects you? If the business or organisation that you […]
Facebook is not the only giant of the Internet that seems to be focusing its attention on the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), on 25 May 2018. The social media site has […]
Facebook has not always had the best reputation, when it comes to the privacy of users. But it seems to be changing its ways, at least on the surface, in the face of the introduction […]
As the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) draws near, it is important that businesses and organisations understand the terminology that is being used. Here are some of the terms that you may […]
There is some contention surrounding the Data Protection Bill 2018, which has just been presented to the Irish Parliament. The Data Protection Bill is intended to introduce General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) into Irish law. […]
When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes law across the European Union, it will also affect non-EU countries. This is because GDPR applies to all businesses and organisations that are involved with the processing […]
Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan jointly presented the draft Data Protection Bill 2018 with Minister of State for data protection Paul Breen. The bill is intended to repeal Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 when it […]
Facebook has not exactly had a pristine reputation regarding privacy over the years. In 2009 it spent time persuading Facebook users to share as much information as possible with everyone else on the platform. There […]
When the General Data Protection Regulation becomes law, on 25 May 2018, businesses and organisations will face new rules regarding the reporting of a data breach. Reporting a data breach to the Data Protection Authority […]
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into force on 25 May 2018, introduces a number of principles relating to processing of personal data which businesses and organisations are obliged to comply with. These […]
The introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation, on 25 May 2018, has far reaching implications. These implications apply for any company across the globe, that is involved with the processing of personal data related […]
A privacy breach has been experienced by the Puerto Rico Health Plan Triple-S Advantage. The breach, which affected 36,000 plan members, was due to a mailing mistake which saw sensitive information of plan subscribers disclosed to […]
Too many businesses and organisations do not realise that they will be affected by the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), or are not fully prepared for it. If your business or organisation […]
The protected health information (PHI) of 925 patients of Coastal Cape Fear Eye Associates has been compromised in a ransomware attack. North Carolina’s Coastal Cape Fear Eye Associates, P.A., found that its systems had been […]
There is a big change coming in the way that data protection is dealt with across the EU. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into operation on 25 May, 2018, and it’s important that all […]
Even when HIPAA-compliant businesses close down the obligation to abide by HIPAA Rules does not cease to exist. This was highlighted recently when FileFax, a Northbrook, IL-based firm that offers medical record storage, maintenance, and […]
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into effect on 25 May 2018, is a lot more wide reaching than many people are aware of. This wide reach can be especially important to recognise […]
You may be aware that on 25 May 2018 the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes law. GDPR applies to any business or organisation that processes the data of people who live within the EU, […]
The Article 29 working party has produced two documents which detail General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements, in relation to Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs). One document deals with controller BCRs and the other deals with […]
Cold emailing can be an important tool, especially for small businesses, but many are unclear as to how the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will change the rules regarding cold emailing practices. Cold emailing is […]
The introduction of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), on 25 May 2018, is intended to bring consistency to the way in which data protection is dealt with across the EU. That being said, there will […]
Western Washington Medical experienced a PHI breach when the protected health information of 842 patients of Group was exposed in November 2017 after files including sensitive health information were disposed, in error, with normal rubbish. […]
You may think that you know everything there is to know about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), but the rules dealing with employee data are different to those which deal with the data of […]
Florida-based CarePlus Health Plans has experienced a PHI breach incident which has seen certain plan members’ protected health information disclosed, in error, to other plan subscribers. A mailing including ‘Explanation of benefits statements (EOB)’ was sent […]
There are two main reasons for the introduction of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); to create uniformity in the way data protection is dealt with across the EU and to provide new, and clarified, rights […]
You may have heard about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which comes into force on 25 May 2018. However, do you understand what its implications are pre and post Brexit? It is vital that […]
General Data Protection Regulation, which becomes law on 25 May 2018, is similar to the current Data Protection Directive in the way it refers to cross border transfer of data, but it is more explicit […]
The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is not all about ensuring that your business or organisation has consent to process personal data; there is far more to it than that. Information governance is a […]
The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on 25 May 2018. The regulation brings with it new rights for people living within the EU. The rights relate to personal data which is […]
You may not think that the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies to your website because it is an EU regulation and your business or organisation is based outside of the EU. However, it […]
The simple answer to this question is that not all companies need to appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO) under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It is expected that larger companies (those that employ […]
As a software developer, you have undoubtedly heard about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into effect on 25 May 2018. It is important that you know how the introduction of this regulation […]
As the date of implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), draws ever nearer, the European Commission has published guidance about the regulation, for use by Data Protection Authorities (DPAs), governments, national authorities, businesses […]
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into force of 25 May 2018, is intended to give EU citizens more control over the personal data about them that is held by businesses and organisations. […]
Article 35 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) stipulates that a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) should be carried out if the processing of data is likely to create a high risk. Although there […]
Following the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), in May 2018, each business or organization will report to a Lead Supervising Authority (LSA), in that this will be where they get any advice […]
Currently there is no general responsibility for companies who process data of EU citizens to report a data breach to data subjects, although some companies do send notifications as a matter of course. Once the […]
Guidance has now been released by ICSA – The Governance Institute, which is intended to be used internally by companies, as the May 2018 implementation date of the General Data Processing Regulation (GDPR) draws near. […]
A main aim of the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), in May 2018, is to ensure that the rights and freedoms of people living in EU states are protected, when it comes […]
When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on 25 May 2018, rules for obtaining consent are going to be more stringent than they are at present. Business owners and data protection specialists […]
When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force, on 25 May 2018, there will be a requirement for businesses and organizations that deal with mass people monitoring, or large amounts of sensitive personal […]
The procedures for requesting a Subject Access Request (SAR) are set to change very little with the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), in May 2018. But, the process for providing a response […]
As the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) draws ever nearer there is a need for tens of thousands of suitably experienced data protection officers (DPO) to work with businesses and organizations that […]
Call recording is a process that is widely used by businesses and organizations across the globe, but the process which companies follow to record calls will change with the introduction of the GDPR on May […]
You may have heard a lot about consent, in relation to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which becomes a reality in May 2018. But, this is not the only reason organizations and companies may […]
The introduction of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) may have significant impact on companies involved in gambling and betting. Gambling companies rely on collecting and processing personal data in order to provide players with […]
It is a common misconception that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into force on May 25th 2018, only applies to businesses and organizations which are based within the EU and that international […]
When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force, in May 2018, its protections will apply to any individual who is living in the EU at the time. This means that any business that […]
Any business which employs more than 250 people, and processes personal data, is required to have a Data Protection Officer (DPO) under GDPR rules. Businesses will need to be compliant with this rule once the […]
The introduction of the General Data Processing Regulation (GDPR), on 25 May, 2018, will regulate the way different member states of the EU deal with the protection of personal data of individuals in the EU. […]
If you think that your company will not be subject to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) because it is not based in a country within the European Union (EU), you may be in for […]
The protected health information of 1,750 patients of Austin Manual Therapy (AMT) may have been accessed and stolen by a criminal who gained access to the group’s system. A forensic review by a leading national […]
The simple answer to the question, “does GDPR apply to employees?”, is that yes it does. Businesses cannot only think about complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in respect of clients, it applies […]
Patients of MidMichigan Medical Center (MMC) in Alpena have been warned of a potential breach of their health data. On November 18, a MMC cardiologist took patient files from the Alpena cardiology office without permission. […]
Under the current European Data Protection Directive, consent is a legally required to hold and process personal data. This will continue to be the case with the introduction of the General Personal Data Regulation (GDPR). […]
NYU Langone Health System has found that files that included a log of presurgical insurance authorizations, relating to around 2,000 patients, was mistakenly recycled by a cleaning company in October 2017. Data in the binder included […]
Disturbing news coming from the US is that a recent survey conducted by HyTrust, security solutions specialists, showed that almost 80% of respondents were not prepared for the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation […]
Two serious breaches of patients’ protected health information have been discoveredd in Texas and Pennsylvania. Email Account Compromised at Midland Memorial Hospital Midland Memorial Hospital has suffered a breach of a a number of patients’ protected […]
Currently the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) is in place, to ensure the free flowing of personal data from companies within the EU to companies in Canada and vice versa. It is […]
Many data breaches have been reported by HIPAA-covered entities, involving the loss or theft of physical records, in the past two months. In November, seven violations involving paper records were made known to the HHS’ Office […]
Data protection has become an ever more important issue as use of the Internet has grown. The more data that is collected online, the more potential there is for the data to be compromised. For […]
The Oklahoma Department of Human Services experienced, in April 2016, a data breach, and while alerts were sent to affected people and the DHS’ Office of Inspector General shortly after the breach was found, a breach […]
Click to view infographic You have more than likely heard about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), but you may not know how it is going to affect your business, and what it means for […]
UNC Dermatology & Skin Cancer Center has discovered that one of its laptop computers has been stolen, exposing the protected health information of around 24,000 patients. The computer was obtained by unauthorized individuals in a […]
Two employees at Chicago’s Sinai Health System have had their email accounts compromised in a recent cyberattack. Sinai Health System reports that the phishing attack happened on October 2, and that it was quickly discovered […]
The New Jersey-based Hackensack Sleep and Pulmonary Center, experts in sleep disorders and pulmonary conditions and diseases, has suffered a ransomware attack that in the protected health information of certain clients being encrypted. The ransomware […]
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force on May 25, 2018 and many are wondering how it will work with existing privacy arrangements, such as the Privacy Shield. One of the stipulations of […]
Many people make the mistake of believing that the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) only applies to businesses and organisations that are based within the EU. This is not the case. GDPR applies to […]
Louisville, KY based Baptist Health has contacted 880 patients that some of their protected health information may have been obtained by by hackers. The PHI violation was found on October 3, 2017, when irregular activity […]
The Henry Ford Health System has started alerting almost 18,500 patients that some of their protected health information may have been been accessed by an unauthorized person. The breach was found on October 3, 2017 […]
The discovery has been made that the medical records of 769 patients of Lowell General Hospital in Massachusetts have been accessed by an employee without any valid work reason. In accessing the medical details, the […]
When you first think about GDPR and employee engagement, they may not seem as though they are related in any way. However this is not the case. There is actually a strong connection between the […]
A provider of mental health treatment and support services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, Center for Health Care Services (CHCS), has foudn that documents containing the protected health information of patients have been […]
The Data Privacy Directive was originally adopted in 1995, as a means of regulating the way personal data was dealt with in EU member states. Since the EU Data Privacy Directive was introduced, much has […]
The first thing to say is that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) does not provide specific rules for the handling and archiving of emails, but it does make a big difference to the way […]
You only need to look at the results of surveys by Exchange Wire, Calligo and McAfee, among others, to see that many data professionals, and their organisations, are not fully prepared for the General Data […]
Under the existing Data Protection Directive – which will be replaced by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on May 25 – companies and organisations are not authorized to retain or continue processing personal data […]
In order to process personal data in compliance with GDPR a legal basis is mandatory. Consent is but one of the 6 Legal Bases for processing personal data under the GDPR. With regard to the […]
It’s just a few months until businesses and companies need to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The new rules come into play on 25 May 2018. But, if recent surveys are anything […]
Legal tech firm Axiom reported that its research had shown that FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies could end up paying around £800 million in order to scrutinise contracts, to ensure compliance with the General […]
A HIPAA Administrative Simplification Optimization Project Pilot is being operated by The Department of Health and Human Services is currently inviting volunteers to have compliance audits. The focus of the project is to streamline HIPAA […]
Businesses that are as yet unprepared for the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation on May 25th may want to know what the GDPR penalties are, how they are enforced and what other consequences […]
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is just around the corner, but recent surveys show that organisations are ill-prepared for its implementation. Exchange Wire interviewed a selection of data professionals, and while 32% said they […]
If the report published by FTSE350 Cyber Governance Health Check represents facts on the ground, then most of the UK businesses still have a long way to go regarding preparations for compliance with the General […]
Google Cloud Customers can rest assured that there will be no service disruption or any possibility of falling victim to the hefty penalties of the new GDPR law when it comes into force on May […]
In April the German Parliament passed the new Federal Data Protection Act. Being an EU member state, the country sought to replace the old BDSG regulations that have been in existence for the last 40 […]
American companies, involved in various businesses on a global scale, will be aware that the introduction of the EU GDPR legislation is just months away. As a result, they have made data privacy their top […]
The ever-changing digital market necessitated the introduction of General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) to safeguard privacy and ensure data protection for EU citizens, but what effect will this have on American companies, particularly American tech […]
GDPR’s data breach notification requirements will be significantly different from the existing ones. The regulation tends to move away from the current general notifications and introduces a new practice that embraces policies and procedures. Under […]
With the GDPR’s effective start date, May 25 2018, on the horizon, Human Resource Management departments should be planning on how to undertake the necessary changes that will ensure their operations remain legal when the […]
It is has been almost two decades since the introduction of the Data Protection Acts (DPAs). As technology develops, business operations and human activities keep changing. The laws governing these activities must keep pace with […]
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