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The Impact of Data Protection Laws on Your Records Retention Schedule

ARMA International

It is essential that your organization’s records retention schedule is compliant with the data protection requirements in the jurisdictions where your organization operates. Introduction to Data Protection Laws. Personal data protection requirements may be issued by federal, state (provincial), or local governments.

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UK police forces suffered more than 2,000 data breaches in 2020

IT Governance

UK police forces experienced 2,386 data breaches in 2020, according to data gathered by VPNoverview. For example, the report revealed that police stations suffered 299 data breaches on average between January 2016 and April 2021. Who are the worst offenders?

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Google LLC loses appeal against French Data Protection Authority decision before France highest administrative Court

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

Therefore, the Irish Data Protection Authority, acting as Google’s lead authority, had sole jurisdiction to monitor Google’s data processing activities on the European Union territory (1). The fine of EUR 50 million is disproportionate and does not take into account the criteria set forth in article 83-2 of the GDPR (3).

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FRANCE: ONE MORE STEP TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY OF THE NEW FRENCH DATA PROTECTION LAW

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

On 12 December 2018, the French Government issued an ordinance [1] finalizing, at the legislative level [2] , the alignment of the French Data Protection Law (“FDPL”) with the General Data Protection Regulation [3] (“GDPR”) and the Directive 2016/680 [4]. Article 32 of the French Law No.

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Life’s a breach – the harsh cost of a data breach for professional services firms

IT Governance

Data breaches are an unavoidable fact of life for all organisations, including professional services firms. Data breaches and phishing are among the most significant cyber threats to professional services firms. Keep calm and prepare for a data breach. It’s not a matter of ‘if’ a firm might be breached, but ‘when’.

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Challenging your organisation: 11 cyber security questions CEOs need to ask

CGI

Challenging your organisation: 11 cyber security questions CEOs need to ask. Read more in CGI’s 2016 study, Cyber security in the boardroom: UK plc at risk.). Making the case for robust cyber governance. What companies need first and foremost is a strong cyber governance structure. Governance and planning.

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CJEU’s Judgment on Validity of EU Standard Contractual Clauses Due July 16, 2020

Hunton Privacy

The AG also raised concerns regarding the Privacy Shield, an alternative mechanism for transferring personal data from the EU to the U.S. The judgment will be of great importance to businesses around the globe, the vast majority of which rely on SCCs to transfer personal data from the EU to the U.S., in the U.S.