DATE March 20, 2020 4:51 pm
POSTED BY Andrew Mason
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Blog
In the previous blogs the Outsourced DPO considered the background to the PECR, how they interact with, compliment and “trump” the DPA and GDPR, and the general prohibition on unsolicited direct marketing via electronic communications systems and equipment. We looked at the definition of direct marketing and found it to...
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DATE March 19, 2020 12:46 pm
POSTED BY Andrew Mason
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Blog
Considering current events and the advice from the UK government for businesses to operate remotely, where possible, this has highlighted some data protection concerns amongst some of our clients. We would like to reassure our clients and the public that our business will continue to provide remote services. We are...
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DATE March 4, 2020 9:54 am
POSTED BY Andrew Mason
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Blog
In the previous blog the Outsourced DPO considered the background to the PECR, how they interact with, compliment and “trump” the DPA and GDPR, and the general prohibition on unsolicited direct marketing via electronic communications systems and equipment. In this blog the Outsourced DPO takes a look at what constitutes...
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DATE February 25, 2020 10:36 am
POSTED BY Andrew Mason
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Blog
When discussing the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (2003) (as amended numerous times) the Outsourced DPO usually finds one of several reactions: What? Never heard of ‘em. No! That can’t possibly be right – it’s bonkers! But I thought they were replaced by the GDPR. I’ve never really understood them...
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DATE February 20, 2020 10:13 am
POSTED BY Andrew Mason
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Have you checked out our Data Protection Quiz? A few people asked for clarification on a few quiz questions. The quiz was designed to be somewhat challenging and the language therefore is designed to be “tricky”. Question 6 – When must you conduct a data protection impact assessment? All processing...
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DATE February 12, 2020 10:33 am
POSTED BY Andrew Mason
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Data Protection
Data protection has been in the spotlight for the last few years as more and more cases of theft and security breaches occur. Businesses can take five relatively simple steps to improve their data protection and ensure they give consumers confidence and the right experience. 1) Data Location The first...
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DATE January 31, 2020 10:01 am
POSTED BY Andrew Mason
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Blog
This week gave us something fantastic to celebrate and I am not speaking of Brexit. The 28th January was the 13th annual International Data Protection/Privacy Day! What? You can’t have missed all the fanfare and razamataz? 28th January is of course, the anniversary of the opening for signature of European Convention 108...
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DATE January 16, 2020 10:01 am
POSTED BY Andrew Mason
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Blog
The Outsourced DPO has been having a green January utilising the under-used Esk Valley Railway for his daily commute to Leeds. This has meant more time for reading – which is a good thing given the changes in the data protection legislative landscape around the world. It was 5 or...
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DATE January 7, 2020 11:58 am
POSTED BY Andrew Mason
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One of the common misconceptions about data protection law is that data in the public domain is a freely available resource to which the law does not apply. For example, some people believe that telephone numbers on websites are not subject to the PECR and are fair game for outbound...
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DATE December 18, 2019 10:14 am
POSTED BY Andrew Mason
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Outsourced DPO
The Outsourced DPO has seen an increasing number of subject access requests submitted via third-party service sites making for an interesting trend. In the last few months there seems to have been an increasing number of web sites and apps offering to submit subject access requests on behalf of data...
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