The ICO has released some brief guidance for organisations around some of the main issues relating to coronavirus and the use or sharing of personal data. Our quick summary of the issues that need to be taken into account: Always …
Webinar: GDPR and Working from Home
Categories: Data Sharing, GDPR, Public Information, Security, WebinarThe Coronavirus will create numerous risks for organisations over the coming months. Many businesses are looking to home working to ensure staff can continue to be productive in the event of restrictions of movement or temporary office closures. This means …
Webinar: DPO – Do I Need to Appoint One?
Categories: UncategorisedWith the first GDPR fine under our belt, and more due soon, the role of Data Protection Officer (DPO) will continue to be sought after. Yet for many organisations, there is no legal requirement to appoint one. A Data Protection …
New Draft of ePrivacy Regulation
Categories: GDPR, Guidance, ICO, Public Information, SecurityThe European Commission has just published (21st February) a new draft of the long-awaited ePrivacy Regulation as there was a failure to reach agreement on the previous draft. This Regulation will replace the ePrivacy Directive of 2002 that is enacted …
ICO Updates: Code of Practice
Categories: UncategorisedDirect Marketing Code of Practice The ICO recently published its draft Direct Marketing Code of Practice for consultation. It will be an important document for all organisations conducting direct marketing activities. “Direct marketing” is defined widely within the draft: “Direct marketing includes the …
Data Protection Enforcement Updates
Categories: Fines, GDPR, ICOIn addition to the ICO’s recent enforcement action taken against Doorstep Dispensary, European data protection regulators have been active with some interesting cases that are worth highlighting: In Greece, the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) fined an organisation €15,000 for installing and using …
Five Lessons to Learn From the First GDPR Fine
Categories: Breach, Fines, GDPR, Guidance, ICO, Public Information, Security, Transparency, UncategorisedSo we’ve finally entered the brave new world. The first GDPR fine has arrived, just the 571 days since the GDPR came into force(!) Those desperate for the era of loud headlines about massive fines will be disappointed. The initial …
ICO Updates
Categories: Accuracy, Guidance, ICO, Public Information, Security, UncategorisedAs 2019 comes to a close, we would like to share some recent ICO updates with you… ICO Consultations – Subject Access and Artificial Intelligence (AI) The ICO have recently launched consultations on guidance in two key areas of data protection – subject …
Recent GDPR Enforcement Action in Europe
Categories: Consent, Data Sharing, Fines, GDPR, Security, Transparency, UncategorisedOctober and November have seen two significant pieces of GDPR enforcement action in Europe with the supervisory authorities in Germany and Austria both issuing multi-million Euro fines for breaches of the GDPR principles. Germany In Germany, the Berlin Data …
Facial Recognition, Privacy and the GDPR
Categories: Consent, GDPR, Guidance, ICO, SecurityBy Rowenna Fielding Is that a face? Humans are wired to perceive faces – there’s even a name for our tendency to see faces in things that are not people (it’s called ‘pareidolia’), but we have an understanding of context …