GDPR

In the majority of organisations, the question of whether to embrace public cloud computing was never a simple choice between that and on-premises infrastructure. Most businesses combine the two. Workloads differ, as do the needs of users. Not every application has to be delivered with sub millisecond latency. Some really…

UK businesses should work on the assumption that the UK will not receive an adequacy decision from the EU after the Brexit transitionary period has ended, according to a panel of privacy experts at Last Thursday in Privacy on 30 July (this month sponsored by Microsoft). The panel, discussing the…

The UK’s Data Protection Authority has launched a framework of best practice guidance based on data protection in artificial intelligence. Based on two years of research and consultation by Professor Reuben Binns, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the ICO from 2018-2020 (now Associate Professor of Human Centred Computing at the University…

Data protection professionals are calling for more investment in increasing internal resources, software systems and staff training – but only a quarter expect their budget to increase in the next 12 months, according to the findings of the first UK Data Protection Index. The index, launched by the Data Protection…

If you and your colleagues are struggling with complex data management, frustrated by time-consuming, manual backups, and burdened by costly hardware upgrades, it’s time to look for a new solution. With ever-increasing security threats and an evolving compliance landscape, there has never been a better time to reevaluate your data…

Privacy activist Max Schrems shared details of his recent court case at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) at Last Thursday in Privacy on 30 July, and gave insight on how companies affected by the ruling can navigate data transfers to the US in the future. But,…

The CJEU passed up on the opportunity to implement harmonisation measures during the Schrems II case, according to privacy experts speaking at Last Thursday in Privacy. After the Schrems II ruling, the onus of ensuring that the legality of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) is validated was placed on controllers within…

Members of the US House of Representatives queried how the likes of Google and Apple treat users’ privacy. During a five-hour online appearance before the House’s sub-committee on anti-trust, members gave examples of the tech giants taking actions which would directly benefit themselves while harming competitors. One case was a…

The Arp-Hansen Hotel Group in Denmark has been fined 1.1m Danish crowns (US$170,000, €148,000) and referred to the police by the country’s data protection authority (Datatilsynet) for storing information on clients longer than necessary.  In an audit visit, the DPA found there were customer profiles which should have been deleted…