GDPR Portal News
The latest news and insight about data privacy and GDPR complianceWelcome to the GDPR Portal
Welcome to the GDPR Portal - the place to find resources for understanding and complying with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation. This site will build into a valuable resource where you can quickly find practical information, tools and service...
GDPR – Have your say on its implementation
The EU Commission is accepting feedback on the implementation of the GDPR in advance of a planned report on progress to coincide with the second anniversary of the implementation of the regulation. If you want to have your say, get your voice heard now…
Digital Ethics – Why it matters more than regulation
Giovanni Buttarelli, the late European Data Protection Supervisor was a champion of digital ethics. While regulations like the GDPR are important for protecting the privacy of citizens, regulation sets out a minimum acceptable standard. Best practice should go well beyond the regulations and requires a code of ethics for those dealing with technology, data and its processing in academia, business and government.
The Bounty Ruling – An Expensive Lesson
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Bounty (UK) Ltd £400K for breaches of the Data Protection Act. See the lessons your business needs to learn…
GDPR – Polish Regulator Issues First Fine
The President of the Personal Data Protection Office (UODO) has imposed its first fine under the General Data Protection Regulation for around €220 000 for the failure to inform data subjects of the data they were holding, the source of their data, the purpose and the period of the planned data processing, as well as the data subjects’ rights under the GDPR.
Facebook – What are DPOs going to do about it?
Facebook’s latest data breach creates more problems for DPOs. Should you be using public social media as part of your marketing or customer support strategy?
Cookie Policy – Stand Alone or Bundle with Privacy?
We see many organisations including details of their use of cookies on their Privacy Policy page. While this might be a fairly common practise, we don't consider it best practice – for a number for reasons. First is for simplicity. A cookies policy may have to go into...
DPOs – Don’t forget the California Consumer Privacy Act!
Data Protection Officers up to their necks dealing with the aftermath of their General Data Protection Regulation (GRPR) compliance sprint might be forgiven for having missed the bill to enact the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018. It's a relatively light read...
GDPR – Unintended Consequences #42 – The Data Audit
To comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) all companies need to know what personal data is being recorded and held on their systems, whether it be employees, clients, suppliers or other stakeholders. Typically this will require an information...
Facebook Company Page – Should you even have one?
Is your Facebook company page a security liability? What are your responsibilities under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)? Can you have a Facebook company page and be GDPR compliant?
GDPR – the Quick Way to Check Compliance!
Data Protection Officers and security professionals at large corporates may be lucky enough to have a well-resourced team that has had plenty of time to meet all the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). They will have been able to get the...