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Organisations received £155 million in GDPR fines in 2020

IT Governance

In 2020, organisations received €182 million (about £155 million) in fines for violating the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) , according to an IT Governance report. Our GDPR Fines Quarterly Report revealed that more than two thirds of that total – €110 million (£94 million) – came in the final quarter of the year.

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GDPR supervisory authorities issued £2.6 million in fines in Q2 2020

IT Governance

In the second quarter of 2020, data protection bodies across Europe issued at least 46 administrative fines under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) , with the penalties totalling nearly €2.9 Download GDPR Fines Quarterly Report: Q2 2020. Spain is responsible for by far the most GDPR fines. million (£2.6

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Will reforms take the DP out of GDPR?

CILIP

Will reforms take the DP out of GDPR? A look at changes to data protection as the Government proposes a new risk management approach. The Government has published a consultation on reforms to data protection laws designed ?to to break down barriers to innovative and responsible uses of data so it can boost growth?

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Prepare for a healthcare data breach this summer

IT Governance

You’ll no doubt be taking measures to protect yourself against sunburn, but don’t forget that your organisation needs to apply its own SPF (security protection factor) to protect itself from data breach damage. Data breach statistics. The stats also show that data breaches cost UK organisations an average of £2.48

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Data Protection and the Draft EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement: Ten Initial Conclusions

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

The draft text of the EU-UK withdrawal agreement was published by the UK Government and the European Union yesterday, providing some of the first concrete indicators of the possible direction of travel in the area of data protection. What constitutes personal data that is subject to the withdrawal agreement is currently unclear.

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Opportunity in times of crisis ? LibrariesDeliver campaign

CILIP

a project that brings together campaigners, library staff and the general public in a connected, data-enabled campaign. This database, which is fully GDPR compliant, is the first step in a multi-year plan to fundamentally change the way libraries are perceived and funded. Contributor: Information Professional.

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Libraries: don't mess with trust

CILIP

The Open Data Institute?s s (ODI) mission is to help companies and governments to build an open, trustworthy data ecosystem. When information professionals and their employers look at their place in the data age, opening and sharing data is often a stumbling block. Personal data. Jeni says the ODI?s