Our Head of Consultancy Louise Brooks shares her thoughts on the data scraping statement issued recently. Joint statement on data scraping On 24 August, the ICO, together with the 11 other members of the Global Privacy Assembly’s IEWG (International Enforcement Cooperation...
Your organisation’s relationship with third-party data processors is crucial for GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliance. The Regulation states that data controllers can be held liable for breaches further down the supply chain. There’s a good reason for this rule. Third...
It’s impossible to navigate the Internet today without being asked to hand over our personal details at practically every website we visit. Organisations use this information for a variety of purposes – some of which improve the user experience, while others...
Last week, Meta was fined €17 million (about £14.2 million) for breaching EU data protection rules. The Irish DPC (Data Protection Commission) said that the tech giant, formerly known as Facebook, failed to properly document appropriate technical and organisational measures that...
We’re starting to get a better idea of how data protection will look over the coming years in light of the UK leaving the EU. In September, the UK government published its proposed reforms to data protection. This covers many aspects...
When you suffer a data breach, the speed of your response is critical to your recovery, as well as a key consideration during regulatory investigations. Data breaches can occur in many ways: accidentally or maliciously, via third parties or your own...
Under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), organisations can be held responsible for data breaches that occur at suppliers that don’t have appropriate protections in place. That’s why it’s essential that organisations review third parties’ data protection practices before partnering with...
