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The AI Debate: Google's Guidelines, Meta's GDPR Dispute, Microsoft's Recall Backlash
2024-06-07 11:07

Google is urging third-party Android app developers to incorporate generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) features in a responsible manner. The new guidance from the search and advertising...

Hiring Kit: GDPR Data Protection Compliance Officer
2024-05-22 16:00

The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation requires every business enterprise and public authority that collects personal data from EU customers and clients to protect that data from unauthorized access. Finding ideal candidates for the GDPR data protection compliance officer position will require thorough vetting, and potential candidates may be difficult to find.

GDPR Security Pack
2024-02-27 16:00

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GDPR Consent Request Forms: Sample Text
2023-10-16 16:00

The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation requires every organization that collects sensitive personal data from those residing in the EU to ask for clear and specific consent before collecting that data. Clicking the checkbox affirms your consent in granting us permission to use your personal data.

EU GDPR Compliance Checklist
2023-10-15 16:00

The EU General Data Protection Regulation is a comprehensive set of rules designed to keep the personal data of all EU citizens collected by any organization, enterprise or business safe from unauthorized access or use. Failure to do so, would be a costly oversight on their part, as the penalties associated with the GDPR are severe and are applied across international borders at the discretion of the EU data protection authorities.

GDPR Data Breach Notification Letter
2023-10-02 16:00

In the current business environment, it is almost inevitable that an organization will experience a security breach that exposes collected personal data to unauthorized access. Under the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation, regardless of the severity of the security breach, organizations must inform their EU customers and stakeholders of the incident in a timely manner.

Hiring kit: GDPR data protection compliance officer
2023-06-20 16:00

Net developer Are you seeking to integrate the various parts of your internal online functions or your external online presence? You could probably use a.NET developer to help lead the way. This hiring kit from TechRepublic Premium includes a job description, interview questions and a sample want ad to help you find the best candidates for .....

Experts laud GDPR at five year milestone
2023-05-25 22:23

Fundamentally, the General Data Protection Regulation's right-to-privacy focus - giving people provenance over their data - allows individuals to dictate how companies, including data brokers, use their personally identifiable information. GDPR - a set of data privacy regulations throughout the European Union - has extra-territorial scope, meaning platforms and websites outside of the EU that traffic in the PII of those inside the EU must also comply with its directives.

UK's GDPR replacement could wipe out oversight of live facial recognition
2023-05-19 09:34

Biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner Professor Fraser Sampson has warned that oversight of facial recognition is a risk just as the policing minister plans to "Embed" it into the force. Sampson's job, if you were wondering, is to encourage "Compliance with the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice" - the only legal instrument that addresses police use of live facial recognition directly.

WhatsApp fined €5.5 million by Irish DPC for GDPR violation
2023-01-22 15:11

The Irish Data Protection Commission has fined WhatsApp Ireland €5.5 million after confirming that the messaging service violated the General Data Protection Regulation. On May 25, 2018, the DPC initiated an inquiry into a potential violation of the regulation by WhatsApp following a complaint from a German data subject.