March 20, 2020

Understanding AdTech and the Privacy Concerns

Introduction  Amongst other things, Simon McDougall, the ICO’s Executive Director of Technology and Innovation wrote the following in his recent ICO blog posted on January 17th, […]
March 2, 2020

Data Protection Tools and Software

The great benefits of ever improving privacy software Managing data protection is a complex activity, often involving all departments within an organisation.  When building a strong […]
March 2, 2020

CCPA Overview

The California Consumer Privacy Act Overview The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) entered into force on January 2020, bringing with it increased data protection obligations on […]
January 20, 2020

Cookie Consent – The DPO Centre Guidance

Background   The C-673/17 ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) clarified the way in which consent for cookies (and data packets and […]
January 6, 2020

NIST Draft Privacy Framework

On the 6th September 2019, the USA’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published a preliminary draft of its new privacy framework entitled ‘Privacy Framework: […]
December 24, 2019

NIS Regulations and the need for representation

The NIS Directive is an EU Directive that was enacted into UK law as The Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 (NIS Regulation). The NIS focusses […]
December 12, 2018

What exactly is ‘personal data’?

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been introduced in the EU with the aim of improving the protection of personal data. Understanding whether an organisation […]
December 10, 2018

Data Subject Access Request = 4 words to fear?

Six things to consider about Data Subject Access Requests NOW under DPA 2018 (GDPR) Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs), the four words that were striking fear […]
December 7, 2018

What is the difference between the DPA 2018 and the GDPR? (and why does it matter?)

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) have some key differences which may impact the UK’s relationship with the EU, […]
December 3, 2018

Ignore data retention at your peril!

The First Mate says to the pirate, “Cap’n, I’ve destroyed all our old crew lists. All records of everyone we made walk the plank have also […]
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