In the data conscious world we find ourselves in, we’re beginning to feel more confident that businesses who have our personal information are protecting it. By the same token, business owners are needing to make sure they’re protecting the personal data they collect, hold, use and share. For businesses with clients in Europe, the General … Continued
Read MoreWhen the GDPR came into being on 25th May, 2018, many companies were not compliant. It’s hard to know how many fell short, but a report by Crowd Research Partners before the deadline suggested up to 60%. This figure varied depending on the survey you looked at, but many businesses still do not comply today. … Continued
Read MoreGDPR initially came into force on 25th May 2018, but there was no sign of companies being ready for it in the preceding months. Research in late 2016 by the Chartered Institute of Marketing found that 41% of marketers were unsure about best practices or laws surrounding the handling of consumers’ personal data. Regardless, the … Continued
Read MoreGDPR compliance is a complex state to achieve. It is not something that you do once and then you are compliant. It is an ongoing process and entails many changes to an organisation and how it functions, not just in the IT area as many people think. GDPR compliance covers areas of consent management, direct … Continued
Read MoreUK-based charity Privacy International, which defends and promotes the right to privacy across the world, has filed complaints with data protection authorities in the UK, France and Ireland against seven large companies that are exploiting the data of millions of people worldwide. These companies are data brokers Acxiom and Oracle, ad-tech companies Criteo, Quantcast and … Continued
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