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Legitimate Interests: Being Comfortable with Uncertainty

March 30, 2018

With the EU GDPR right around the corner, you have probably heard that there will be six legal bases for processing personal data. For organizations who are currently preparing for GDPR, there is a strong focus on – as well as some confusion around – legitimate interests, in particular. Let's take a closer look.

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Blogs Data Privacy Privacy Intelligence

Are You Protecting the Privacy of the Deceased?

March 22, 2018

Do we need to protect the privacy of the deceased? Let’s look at the two kingpins of privacy regulation mentioned earlier – HIPAA and GDPR. We then take a brief view at a few of the literally hundreds of other personal information protection laws with regard to if and how they relate to the protection of the deceased.

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Data Protection News

EU Wants Data Protection to Go Hand in Hand with Trade Deals

March 12, 2018

Personal data protection is a fundamental EU right and is not negotiable in trade deals, The European Commission has provided four conditions for international data flows to comply with the GDPR. Yet, there is a “get out of jail free card,” allowing restrictions to be reviewed and accorded "sympathetic" consideration.

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Blogs Data Protection Security Demystified

From GDPR to GIPR to GPPR to GAPR

March 1, 2018

Every business that collects data will have the Insights, Prediction, Action dilemma it confronts. And for that we need a regulatory framework to set boundaries. Am I allowed to dream on? Let’s not wait for regulations. An industry sponsored consortium putting consumer rights and privacy front and center.

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Data Protection News

GDPR Amber Alert: Only Two Countries Fully Prepared

February 21, 2018

Less than 100 days to go, and so far only two European countries have adapted their laws to be ready for GDPR. While the GDPR aims to harmonize rules across the European Union and to benefit companies to deal with just one law, many member states are eyeing possible exemptions as they change their national laws.

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Data Protection Insights

Consent Under the GDPR: Requirements and Recommendations for Data Controllers

January 26, 2018

The concept of consent has had a long history in privacy and data protection. Privacy consent has been evolving, especially under the GDPR. What are the expanded requirements for consent and what actions must organizations begin taking today to prepare for the coming of the GDPR on 25 May 2018?

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Data Protection Insights

Access, Erasure and Portability: Examining Data Subject Rights Under the GDPR

December 29, 2017

Data subject rights are being expanded under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), impacting the business processes of data controllers and processors. With the increased complexities that lie in within each distinct right, a variety of new issues will need to be considered.

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Data Protection Insights

GDPR – Key Facts for Political Parties, NGOs and Community Organizations

December 12, 2017

The GDPR legislation, which is being implemented across the European Union next May, will have far-reaching implications for how political parties, NGOs and any community organization interfacing with the general public operates. Here’s a nine step checklist to help your community-facing organization get into shape.

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Data Protection News

Global 500 Faces GDPR Compliance Costs of $7.8 Billion

December 1, 2017

According to a new survey conducted by the IAPP and EY, Global 500 companies will spend a combined $7.8 billion over the next year on GDPR compliance. Those escalating compliance costs will mostly result from new hiring, as corporations race to catch up with changes to privacy laws.

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Data Privacy Insights

Data Anonymization and Pseudonymization Under the GDPR

November 6, 2017

Can companies achieve true data anonymization to avoid weaker pseudonymization techniques and lessen the constraints of data privacy laws like the GDPR?

EU GDPR

CISA: A Coordinated Cyber Attack by Suspected Iranian Hackers Affected Over 100 Water Systems

Iranian-Linked Cyber Attack Shuts Down a UK Power Plant

FBI, CISA, and HHS Warn about Medusa Ransomware Targeting Over 500 Critical Infrastructure Organizations