With a major GDPR fine of $123 million on Marriott following an even bigger $230 million fine on British Airways, businesses worldwide are now on notice to have adequate security safeguards in place to protect user data.
Many companies are still using stopgap measures to stay in compliance with GDPR. They need to increase level of automation and streamline organization to remain sustainable.
At a proposed value of £183 million, British Airways is facing the highest record of GDPR fines, Britain's DPA is making it clear that companies should protect customers’ data or be ready to pay.
Recent Hiscox study reveals 9 out of 10 SME owners do not know the new rights GDPR is giving consumers, are these small businesses taking appropriate actions to be compliant?
Irish DPC is launching an investigation on potential GDPR violation of Google’s Ad Exchange online ad system which is active on 8.4 million websites worldwide.
Recent DataGrail report shows one-third of enterprises spent more than $1 million on GDPR cost, not taking into account the opportunity cost of lost employees’ hours spent in meeting compliance.
One year on, the technology to support true data privacy and fully comply with GDPR is still lacking, and regulators have come face to face with the reality that we are still years away from being there.
Privacy regulators have said they will take seriously anything that puts the twin principles of openness and honesty into jeopardy, and with the GDPR honeymoon period set to end, trust and reputation will be central going forward.
With Quantcast tracking nearly 100 million websites, it’s no surprise that Adtech giants are facing GDPR regulatory scrutiny on breach of privacy based on the way they process and aggregate personal data about users.
GDPR is altering software development practices by forcing software development companies to take steps towards better application design and greater security.
