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Tech news roundup: GDPR turns 1, and who makes the best apps?
2019-05-22 14:40

Karen Roby reports on this week's biggest tech news, including Huawei's Android license and the one year anniversary of GDPR. How have businesses been affected by the legislation and what does...

How has GDPR actually affected businesses?
2019-05-20 16:19

The EU's General Data Protection Regulation is now a year old, and has resulted in financial repercussions and changes to how businesses handle data.

Half of companies missed GDPR deadline, 70% admit systems won’t scale
2019-05-17 04:45

Even if given two years notice to achieve GDPR compliance, only half of companies self-reported as compliant by May 25, 2018, a DataGrail survey reveals. “The Age of Privacy: The Cost of...

GDPR: Europe Counts 65,000 Data Breach Notifications So Far
2019-05-16 12:03

$63 Million in Fines Imposed Since Privacy Law Went Into Full EffectEuropean privacy authorities have received nearly 65,000 data breach notifications since the EU's General Data Protection...

PII capturing websites still applying poor security measures one year after GDPR
2019-05-13 04:30

One year after the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect, 1 in 10 PII capturing websites belonging to the top 10 UK financial services organizations are still doing so...

Three ways GDPR benefits US companies
2019-05-10 05:30

It’s hard to believe we’ve almost reached the one-year anniversary of the date the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect. Leading up to that May 25, 2018 date, news headlines...

UK taxman falls foul of GDPR, agrees to wipe 5 million voice recordings used to make biometic IDs
2019-05-03 15:02

Yes, yes, yes, we've told the ICO we are doing so, says HMRC Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, aka the tax collector, has agreed to delete five million voice recordings it used to create biometric IDs.…

Anonos SaveYourData transforms pre-GDPR data into fully compliant data
2019-05-03 03:20

Anonos, the global leader in data risk management, security and privacy, launched its SaveYourData software solution, designed to allow companies operating under the EU General Data Protection...

Why Isn't GDPR Being Enforced?
2019-05-02 10:17

Politico has a long article making the case that the lead GDPR regulator, Ireland, has too cozy a relationship with Silicon Valley tech companies to effectively regulate their privacy practices....

GDPR Conformance Does Not Excuse Companies from Vicarious Liability
2019-04-29 14:46

The UK supermarket chain Morrisons' legal battle with 5,500 of its own employees over vicarious liability introduces a new threat element to the already complex and confusing demands of the EU's...