IS ANONYMISED DIGITAL PERSONAL DATA TRULY ANONYMISED? Over the past few decades, the volume of digital data has grown significantly[1] and amongst that data is a high proportion of personal data[2] which makes useful and valuable information to organisations, public and commercial, and researchers. Anonymisation of data is not a new process and has historically […]
We have recently had the misfortune of having to advise a number of clients that their websites may not or do not comply with the UK Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018), the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or the Privacy and Electronic Communication Regulations (PECR) 2003, as amended 2011 and 2018. Their websites have been delivered […]
GDPR – We Employee Less than 250, we’re Exempt from Keeping Records of Data Processing Activities, right? This question pops up in discussion forums and from clients quite a bit and deserves a good examination of the new data protection laws, particularly Article 30 (5) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)[i], as there appears […]
When the UK formerly leave the EU (European Union) on 29th March 2019 will it mean yet another change to Data Protection legislation i.e., the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) element of the DPA 2018 (Data Protection Act) after all, it comes from EU Legislation, right? Well sort of. The GDPR is an EU Regulation […]
A simple question for you, “Do you have continuous CCTV operating in your organisation’s vehicles?” If you do and it records continuously then you might need to consider and identify, whether this is a breach of the regulations, particularly in the context of recording CCTV in vehicles that belong to your organisation. You may have […]
The GDPR – A Concern for Unregulated Will Writers? IMPORTANT: GPP-Digi Ltd are experienced Data Protection practitioners and all articles and information are provided as general guidance. These articles do not constitute as legal advice. Readers and users of these articles should consult their own legal advisers for legal advice specific to their own circumstances […]
Thinking of Inviting Existing Customers to Reaffirm their Marketing Preferences ahead of the GDPR? Think carefully, read on… There are many clients who are rightly looking at how they can explicitly confirm that existing customers either want to receive marketing emails, general contact, etc. ahead of the GDPR coming into force. This is a nice […]
Are you a Director or Manager or Member in an Organisation resisting the resourcing of GDPR Activities? Best read on then… You will not often get an article from me about the ‘scary bits’ in the GDPR; I’m a glass-half-full kind of a person however, on this news, I’ve made an exception… The GDPR (General Data […]
We have been telling our clients and prospective clients who are in a state of panic about the upcoming changes to data protection legislation and in particular the #GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), that whilst organisations are required to be compliant with the GDPR , if your organisation is not ready by 25th May 2018 […]
The principle purpose of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is to deliver the ‘Rights of Data Subjects’ identified in Articles 15 to 22 of the GDPR and (Article 1(1)) lays down rules relating to the protection of Natural [Living] Persons (Data Subjects) with regard to the processing of personal data and rules relating to […]
We had a question from a client we’re supporting through their journey to GDPR compliance and our GDPR Practitioner had developed a view on the solution, so we checked it with the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) and they agreed with us. We thought we’d share it with you here as many of you may well […]
In all the chasing GDPR targets to get organisations ready for compliance with the new regulation which comes into force on 25th May 2018 (that’s not long now), whilst the focus needs to be on getting awareness raised, policies and procedures revisited, systems in place, and so on, many organisations we’ve met are forgetting the […]
