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Essential Steps for GDPR Compliance

Europe is a couple of months away from enforcing the General Data Protection Regulation. With this limited time, several studies still show that most companies are not prepared for the new requirements. The fact remains […]

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How does GDPR Apply to Schools?

The two-year grace period for organizations to align their systems and processes to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements has almost come to an end. This has left many organizations fighting to adjust their processes […]

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GDPR Requirements for Emailing Existing Customers

The European Union’s approach to online privacy sets new requirements for communications between email marketing companies and their existing customers. The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation, to be introduced on May 25 2018, […]

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GDPR Compliance for Off-site Workers

When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation is enacted by the European Union on May 25 2018, firms that have established a safe information management process that incorporates offsite workers will be in a position […]

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GDPR Impact on Email Marketing

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) unifies different email laws from across member states. The new law is set to bring greater consistency to how businesses use and store data. GDPR modifies various critical […]

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Romania Publishes Draft GDPR Law

The Ministry of Internal Affairs in Romania published a draft bill on 5 September 2017 amending the country’s current data protection legal framework ahead of the introduction of the European Union General Data Protection Regulation […]

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Luxembourg Publishes Draft GDPR Legislation

The Government of Luxembourg published the draft bill that creates the National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) and implementation of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Bill intends to prepare the legal grounds for the […]

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Retailers Agree on GDPR Approach

The National Retail Federation and EuroCommerce has agreed to collaborate on a unified retail industry approach to the implementation of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The retailers will be the major beneficiaries of the collaborative […]

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GDPR: How it Changes EU Data Protection Law

The primary objective of the GDPR is to safeguard the European Union citizens from data breaches. This is particularly important since the world is increasingly becoming data-driven and the conditions are largely different from the […]

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GDPR’s Direct Impact on Human Resources

The right for individuals, including employees, to access their own personal data which is held by their employers is a fundamental principle of the current data protection regulation. This tenet will continue to be important […]

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GDPR to Increase Banking Data Breach Fines

Financial organizations such as banks are not new to the threats of data security negligence. The increasing rate and severity of cyber-attacks have made banks consider resiliency against external attacks their top operational risk priority. […]

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French GDPR Guidelines Issued

The introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on 25 May 2018 means big changes in the responsibilities of data processors. Currently, data controllers have direct responsibility for the processing of data, but when […]

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GDPR will accelerate security spending

According to recent research published by Gartner, anxiety about the new GDPR will accelerate security spending. Global spending on information security will hit $86.4 billion this year, a 7% hike over the prior year. And it […]

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GDPR is driving the privacy technology market

According to a new industry report, the new GDPR regulation is driving the emerging privacy technology market.  The new report published by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) examines a large number of established, scaling […]

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Tech sector struggles with GDPR

A recent study published in the Financial Times highlights how the tech sector struggles with GDPR. The FT interviewed 20 of the global tech giants, and some of the findings are revealing about what is […]

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New Survey Examines US GDPR Preparedness

PWC has published the results of a new survey that highlight some fascinating developments in the race for US GDPR preparedness. The vast majority of the respondents to the recent “GDPR preparedness pulse survey” considered […]