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Ahead of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into effect a year from now, Vice President of the European Commission Andrus Ansip and EU Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Věra Jourová released the following statement: “As of May …
The data protection impact assessment (DPIA) is a useful tool in helping organisations implement data processing systems that comply with the General Data protection Regulation (GDPR) and will be mandatory for some types of processing.
Germany: LDI NRW publishes FAQs on DPO appointments The North Rhine-Westphalia State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (LDI NRW) released FAQ on the appointment, role and tasks of data protection officers under the GDPR. Learn more (German) …
In March, the French data protection authority (CNIL) published a six-step guide and tools to help organisations prepare for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The six steps are: Implementing compliance measures Managing risks through data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) Prioritising …
The GDPR recognises the data protection officer (DPO) as a key player in facilitating regulatory compliance, with their appointment mandatory for all public authorities and many private organisations. Even where the GDPR does not specifically require the appointment of a …
Spain: AEPD issues GDPR guidance for SMEs The Spanish data protection authority AEPD issued three guides for small- and medium-sized companies on complying with the GDPR: a guide for data controllers, contracts between data controllers and processors, and the information …
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be “game-changing” for businesses and people across Europe, according to Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner, Helen Dixon.
Benelux-based organisations are less confident than their European counterparts that IT budgets will rise, according to the latest annual survey by Computer Weekly and TechTarget IT Priorities, as funds are expected to be diverted towards Cloud services.
Recent surveys and news articles have suggested that many Irish organisations are not aware of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), let alone ready to address some of the key requirements of the Regulation. A leading Irish IT expert …
The Article 29 Working Party (WP29) has outlined its roadmap for 2017 on the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR. The WP29 intends to produce guidance documents in 2017.
