DATE February 23, 2021 4:17 pm
POSTED BY Myles Dacres
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A story today in the BBC reports that social app Clubhouse suffered a “data spill” over the weekend https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56163623. The article quotes both Clubhouse’s chief technology officer David Thiel and Australian cyber-security researcher Robert Potter arguing a differentiation between a data spill and a data breach. Robert Potter determines that...
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DATE February 23, 2021 9:59 am
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In last week’s Lunchtime Takeaway Session we discussed Data Protection Compliance Audits. A compliance audit is a review performed to ascertain an enterprise’s adherence to regulatory guidelines. Audit reports evaluate the strength and comprehensiveness of an organization’s compliance preparations, security policies, user access controls, and risk management procedures. In the...
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DATE February 18, 2021 12:20 pm
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Our Lunchtime Takeaway Sessions take place every Friday from 12:30 to 13:30, during these sessions our top consultants come together to speak about various topics related to Data Protection. We are working closely with our clients to find common struggles so we can create the best possible list of events...
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DATE February 12, 2021 3:39 pm
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On Friday the 12th Feb, we ran a Lunchtime Takeaway Session with our top consultants and discussed accountability. you can listen to the whole conversation below. We have a number of brilliant events coming up over the next few months If you would like to get involved in any of...
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DATE February 9, 2021 2:00 pm
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There are seven basic data protection principles under EU data protection law. The principles lie at the heart of the law and, although they don’t give hard and fast rules, they embody the spirit of the regulatory framework. Therefore, compliance with the principles is a fundamental building block to any...
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DATE February 3, 2021 11:00 am
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Next Tuesday is the 18th Safer Internet Day, a day which calls upon all stakeholders to join together to make the internet a safer and better place for all and especially for children and young people. At the very least, Safer Internet Day is a good hook on which to...
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DATE January 29, 2021 1:59 pm
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In the recording below, Phil Brining, David Holmes, Kathy Midgley and Oliver Rear speak about all things Subject Access Requests. Tune in and listen to them discuss 7 different ways to simplify SARs and how to avoid the common pitfalls that come along with handling them. The list of upcoming...
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DATE January 27, 2021 12:41 pm
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The European Data Protection Board published some great new guidelines about data breaches last week. What makes the guidance great is that it essentially works through 18 use-cases including examples such as mailing things to the wrong person, exfiltration of data by a former employee, the accidental transmission of data,...
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DATE January 26, 2021 12:27 pm
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Data Protection Day 2021 is just around the corner and we have decided to go HUGE this year by hosting a 6 hour-long webinar!! We put a lot of thought into what we wanted to do for Data Protection Day this year. In our personal lives, and as a company,...
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DATE January 21, 2021 12:57 pm
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The UK GDPR is the most important piece of data protection legislation in the UK and establishes the rules and principles of data protection. In some respects, the DPA18 functions as supplementary legislation to the UK GDPR, expanding on the UK GDPR and providing further detail, clarity, and exceptions. But...
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