How Does GDPR Affect Blockchain And Cryptocurrency?

Since the advent of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regulation, organisations, both large and small, have been affected, including companies involved in blockchain and cryptocurrency that have to ensure that their infrastructure is GDPR compliant. Blockchain And Cryptocurrency The fundamental logic behind blockchain is its security and encryption that makes data unreadable to others without the […]

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Are your cookies GDPR Compliant? We have someone that might help you

One of the most important requirements that ICO is really strict about is having a compliant Cookie Policy and Cookie banner on your website. This is really important as you might face an investigation and big fines if you implement cookies on data subject devices without them knowing about that. We have partnered with a […]

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What is Schrems II and how does it affect your international data transfer

On July 16, 2020 the Court of Justice of the European Union [CJEU] issued its judgement in the Data Protection Commissioner vs. Facebook Ireland Limited, Maximilian Schrems (C-311.18) – the Schrems II case. In this landmark decision, the CJEU declared the European Commission’s Privacy Shield – one of the most widely used primary data transfer […]

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Is buying data legal and GDPR compliant?

This is a complicated question, but in short, using bought data is legal and in line with GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations). HOWEVER, this is only the case if it has been purchased in the right way, from the right source. GDPR states that, to contact an individual, you need explicit consent from them. Most […]

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How GDPR affects Staffing and Recruiting

GDPR affects Staffing and Recruiting by how data can be stored, collected and processed. The processing generally occurs when the recruiter gathers data on potential candidates and performs a search among them. The recruitment process can include contact information, grades, certifications, CVs, general data, tests and other documents. Companies process both tests of personality and […]

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Methods of age assurance for Children’s code

Organizations have a fundamental choice when managing the risks posed to children by their ISS. They may choose to: * Use age assurance to identify children to a level of certainty proportionate to the risks of their using the ISS, and to ensure that the standards of the code are applied to all child users. […]

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Most common types of GDPR violations

As GDPR effect is growing day by day and a lot of companies are affected, we would like to present a recap of the most common mistakes that companies are making that need to be avoided in order not to face SAR’s data breaches or investigation from the responsible authority and face a huge fine. […]

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ICO published the next chapter of the Anonymisation guidance draft : Anonymisation, pseudonymisation and privacy enhancing technologies guidance

How to ensure anonymisation is effective? The ICO is calling for views on its updated draft guidance on anonymisation, pseudonymisation and privacy enhancing technologies. ICO are sharing their thinking in stages to ensure they gather as much feedback as possible to help refine and improve the final guidance, which will carry out a formal consultation. In […]

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When can we refuse to comply with a SAR (Subject Access request) ?

A lot of companies are receiving SAR’s almost every day. Not all of the SAR’s are relevant and a lot of them might be from the people that are issuing them for a private reasons of to gain some financial revenue. Check this article and find out what are the situtations that you can refuse […]

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Viv Adams, Principal Policy Adviser : Sharing personal data in an emergency – a guide for universities and colleges

The ICO often provides us very beneficial posts about the newest regulation updates and what would we need to be careful for. There are certain situation that might happen during data sharing processes, so we are sharing one of the most important blogs shared recently about sharing personal data in an emergence for universities and […]

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