GDPR News

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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). […]

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 […]

The Netherlands Government has progressed its GDPR Implementation Billto face a vote before Parliament. The focus f the bill is to prepare and achieve compliance with the oncoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which becomes […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Time might not be on the side of the UK companies that have not yet begun preparations for GDPR compliance. Most studies indicate that the majority of the United Kingdom’s organizations are at high risk […]

The introduction of EU General Data Protection Regulation has given rise to many surveys that attempt to investigate the law’s possible impact on businesses. Most of these surveys focus and report on the negative impacts […]

The European Union introduces GDPR at a time when the world needs to strengthen consumer privacy rights and enhance data governance. Given the importance of this law, several studies have been conducted to assess the […]

One of the changes that will be introduced with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in 2018 includes the delineation of specific obligations on data controllers and processors. Contrary to the current law, the new data […]

The Austrian Parliament seized the opportunity, granted by the GDPR’s opening clauses that give European Union member states the discretion to enact their local laws, to  pass the new Data Privacy Act that fine-tunes data […]

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 […]

The Polish Government published draft provisions for the new Data Protection Act that aims to bring the country’s legal framework at par with the forthcoming EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The significant changes that […]

If companies thought that the prospect of penalties for GDPR data breaches were being exaggerated, they will be in for a shock when the new EU data protection law takes effect next year. May 2018 […]

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 […]

Most United Kingdom based companies risk disruption of businesses and huge fines as a result of GDPR non-compliance. UK organizations may either be doing little to comply with the regulations or have failed to involve […]

The findings of research conducted by, statistical software giant, SAS reveal that just 45% of organizations have developed a structured plan in response to the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This puts a majority […]

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 […]

Privacy International lived up to its reputation for defending and promoting the right to privacy when it proposed several recommendations meant to strengthen the United Kingdom Data Protection Bill recently. Privacy International is a charity […]

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is structured to give people more control of their own personal data. It is anticipated that these unified regulations will enable businesses and other organizations to leverage the opportunities […]

There is a competitive advantage for companies that prepare adequately for the GDPR compliance. The European Union’s new data privacy regulation builds on the foundations of the current data protection regulations. Consequently, GDPR should not […]

The European General Data Protection Regulation is expected to bring several changes to the business world when it takes effect in less than seven months from now. While it is anticipated that businesses will be […]

The latest research published by McAfee reveals that 48% of organizations are likely to move their data to new locations due to General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). The majority of the survey participants feel that […]

May 25, 2018 marks the day when the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation takes effect. This EU law will have a significant impact on the businesses that process and control EU citizens’ data. WHOIS […]

The United Kingdom Government has published the Data Protection Bill that intend to bring the country’s data protection regime into the twenty-first century. This will give UK citizens more authority over their personal information and […]

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. […]

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is set to take effect from 2018. This implies that organizations will be forced to be accountable for personal data protection. Only 45% of the organizations have the necessary […]

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 […]

According to the findings of a survey conducted by Dimensional Research regarding the preparedness of United Kingdom companies in compliance with EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), data privacy is becoming progressively intricate for most […]

In response to the GDPR requirements, Lloyds Banking group has had to formulate a whole new marketing strategy that will comply with the soon to be implemented regulations. The company is slowly shifting from the […]

A new set of solutions has been introduced by Informatica for Intelligent data lake management and enterprise data to improve in GDPR compliance. The solutions have expanded their coverage across hybrid enterprise deployments and in […]

With the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) now less than a year away, many individual businesses are gearing up to become compliant with the new regulations when they come into effect in […]

A recent survey has thrown up some worrying data from the business community regarding the General Data Protection Regulation, also known as GDPR. GDPR is the new EU regulation covering the collection, management and privacy […]

Aaccording to Pat Moran, Cyber Security expert with the Irish arm of consultancy firm PwC, many businesses are not ready for the impending GDPR implementation. Speaking in the run up to the this year’s PwC […]

A majority of the enterprises have still not adjusted their cloud services to meet GDPR requirements. The General Data Protection Regulation deadline is only a few months away. By May 2017 every organisation must be […]

Yesterday it was announced that there had been a fresh clash between Facebook and the EU data protection agency in Spain. The Spanish data watchdog has fined facebook €1.2 million euros for collecting personal information […]

A recent study published by Capgemini entitled ‘Turning AI into concrete value’ indicates that there is a close link between artificial intelligence and GDPR compliance. Capgemini interviewed almost 1000 organisations as part of the research […]

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 […]

A new study published by Trend Micro has revealed some worrying signs about C level executive awareness of GDPR penalty implications. A staggering 66% of respondents to the survey appear to be dismissive about the […]

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 […]

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 […]

Google and Facebook are likely to encounter critical challenges when the General Data Protection Regulation comes into force next May. New analysis reveals that the two firms may face issues particularly due to the way […]

A recent GDPR Compliance readiness survey published by the UK government has found that only 6% of the UK 350 largest companies are ready for GDPR compliance. Many of the respondents to the research cited concerns with the […]

The Data Protection legislation in the United Kingdom is aims to protect British internet users’ privacy has come at a time when the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is about to take effect. […]

The General Data Protection Regulation will have drastic changes on how businesses collect and use personal data in Europe. These new privacy regulations will stop the tendency of advertising agents relying on shared data to […]

Recent GDPR Compliance Research published by Veritas has revealed that companies across the globe have an acute lack of awareness when it comes to impending obligations that will come with the new GDPR regulation. The recent report […]

A recent study published by NTT security has discovered that over 75% of US Business leaders have an acute lack of GDPR awareness. The report “entitled: security always a journey never a destination” highlighted that […]

The UK government’s desire to grant police and intelligence agencies access to encrypted messages goes against the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that is set to take effect from 2018. The UK’s primary objective for […]

News publishers feel that the ePrivacy regulation proposals which complement the General Data Protection Regulation will lead to concentration of EU digital citizens’ data in the custody of few global firms such as Apple, Google, […]

Failure by British Companies to comply with the General Data Protection Rule will bring substantial monetary penalties of up to 4% of global annual turnover, or £20million, whichever is greater. These sanctions will apply to […]

Pat Moran, Cyber Leader at consultancy firm PWC, claims that the upcoming implementation of GDPR will see a sharp increase in the levels of litigation class action suits levelled at businesses around the world. Speaking […]

The politics surrounding Brexit negotiations may present significant challenges to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance for UK companies as well as the cross-border data flow. In case the United Kingdom ceases to belong […]

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation offers safeguards for people against the risks that a damaging automated decision is undertaken without the intervention of a human. Computerized decisions relate to decisions made following automatic […]

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 […]

The European Union law that governs personal electronic data management known as General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) will make the penalties for breaches tough and raise the reputational risk. The previous rules, to some extent, […]