GDPR Archive
In case you didn’t already know, the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) requires Irish organisations to report data breaches to the DPC (Data Protection Commission) within 72 hours of becoming aware of them.
The UK’s Brexit transition period finally complete, but European organisations still face a period of uncertainty regarding data protection rules. That’s where EU GDPR – An international guide to compliance can help. This guide, written by IT Governance’s founder and …
The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) makes a distinction between ‘personal data’ and ‘sensitive personal data’. In this blog, we look at the difference between those terms, and we begin by recapping the Regulation’s definition of personal data: ‘ersonal data’ means …
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires organisations to adopt the principles of “privacy by design and by default”. These concepts require organisations to embed security measures into their systems at the outset, rather than applying features retroactively. It …
The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) outlines six conditions under which organisations can process personal data. Contractual requirements, legal obligations, vital interests and tasks carried out in the public interest are all relatively self-explanatory, leaving consent and legitimate interest that …
Personal data is at the heart of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), but many people are still unsure exactly what ‘personal data’ refers to. There’s no definitive list of what is or isn’t personal data, so it all comes down …
Have you got a cookie policy on your website? Are you advising website visitors of the fact that you are using cookies, what types of cookies you use and why? Are you providing them with the options to accept, reject …
For the past few months, organisations across Europe have been asked to store the contact details of customers and staff in an effort to control the spread of COVID-19. Whether businesses are using QR codes, which upload individuals’ personal data, …
Ireland’s DPC (Data Protection Commission) will start enforcing data protection laws concerning the use of cookies more rigorously, following an investigation that revealed widespread non-compliance. Depending on the way they are used, cookies and other tracking technologies are considered personal …
Organisations always have to worry about the security of the information they send by email. You can never be certain who has access to your messages, and everyone has probably been guilty at least once of sending a message to …
