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Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations

eSecurity Planet

Regulatory compliance and data privacy issues have long been an IT security nightmare. And since the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect May 25, 2018, IT compliance issues have been at the forefront of corporate concerns. GDPR-style data privacy laws came to the U.S.

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Consumer concerns over GDPR should set alarm bells ringing for businesses

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Today, putting the letters ‘GDPR’ into Google will generate over 420,000 news articles, some detailing the expected impact of the regulation, and others casting doubt on businesses and their readiness. and Germany to get to grips with what they know about GDPR, and more importantly, what they don’t. A lack of trust. A lack of trust.

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Ireland: Large-scale inquiries progress as DPC budget and staff numbers ramp up

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

Primary areas of focus for the DPC in 2021 included the safeguarding of children’s data protection rights, progressing ongoing large-scale inquires and prioritising responding to complaints which have raised issues of substance, with a data subject centric approach to resolution. Ongoing Inquiries & Data Transfer Enforcement.

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The Impact of Data Protection Laws on Your Records Retention Schedule

ARMA International

Introduction to Data Protection Laws. Data protection laws, regulations, and rules control the collection, use, transfer, and storage of personal and sensitive information. Personal data protection requirements may be issued by federal, state (provincial), or local governments.

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CIPL and AvePoint Release Global GDPR Readiness Report

Hunton Privacy

On November 9, 2016, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) at Hunton & Williams LLP and AvePoint released the results of a joint global survey launched in May 2016 concerning organizational preparedness for implementing the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).

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Assessing the Impact of the Barbados’ Proposed Data Protection Bill on the Barbadian Private Sector

Data Matters

With its new data protection bill, Barbados is planning to join the ranks; this is a significant move, and it is one fueled at least in part by the entry into force of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) on May 25, 2018. A “ data subject ” is an individual who is the subject of personal data.

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The Privacy Officers’ New Year’s Resolutions

Data Protection Report

There was guidance from data protection regulators in the UK, France and Germany which made clear that implied cookie consent mechanisms are not viable under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). aka data and records retention). Data retention is a rising trend in GDPR enforcement. In the U.S.,

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