Data Protection Report

JANUARY 10, 2023

A Code of Practice has “ statutory force ”, meaning that the ICO must take it into account in respect of any of its enforcement activities. Use of Special Category Data for direct marketing. These considerations are especially relevant in cases where profiling gives rise to special category data, as in the case of Easylife’s fine.

Marketing 105

Marketing B2B Personal data Retail 105

IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Supply chains comprise multiple tiers and it is crucial for all stakeholders — including distributors and retailers — to make consumer safety a top priority. This list includes 16 wide categories, such as all soft cheeses, nut butters, crustaceans, leafy greens and fresh-cut fruits.

Compliance 111

Compliance Energy and Utilities Risk Marketing 111

Data Protection Report

APRIL 16, 2020

It is clear the Report significantly influenced the Guidance and, as such, the Report provides an indication of the areas where the DPC seems likely to focus its enforcement efforts which is discussed below. However, there are certain areas where the DPC is taking quite a unique stance which this blog will explore.

Analytics 87

Analytics Data collection Compliance Privacy 87

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Think: an online retailer that stores customers’ email addresses to send order updates. The only processing operations exempt from the GDPR are national security and law enforcement activities and purely personal uses of data. Organizations usually need a user’s explicit consent to process special category data.

GDPR 79

GDPR Compliance Personal data Privacy 79

Data Matters

AUGUST 20, 2020

The regulations still maintain the requirement that a “business shall not collect categories of personal information other than those disclosed in the notice at collection,” such that businesses should still ensure that their disclosures and notices at collection are drafted broadly enough to cover a range of potential uses of personal information.

Privacy 68

Privacy Paper Retail Compliance 68

Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The Annuity Suitability Working Group (ASWG) led the NAIC’s multi-year efforts to develop revisions to the Suitability in Annuity Transactions Model Regulation (SAT) to incorporate a requirement for producers to act in the “best interest” of a retail customer when making a recommendation of an annuity.

Insurance 68

Insurance Paper Artificial Intelligence Big data 68

KnowBe4

MARCH 7, 2023

The KnowBe4 blog initially reported on this hack on March 24, 2022 here: [link] and in our CyberheistNews May 17, 2022 here: [link]. The websites attempt to steal credentials before directing the users to legitimate retail websites, which generates referral rewards for the scammers. What they refer to is the Viasat hack.

Phishing 80

Phishing Ransomware Cybersecurity Security awareness 80