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How to implement the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

IBM Big Data Hub

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Union’s landmark data privacy law, took effect in 2018. Think: an online retailer that stores customers’ email addresses to send order updates. Special category data includes biometrics, health records, race, ethnicity, and other highly personal information.

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UK ICO Releases Draft Direct Marketing Code of Practice for Public Consultation

Data Matters

Summarised below are the key takeaways from the Draft Code: Service messages: According to the Draft Code, consent is not required under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation ( PECR ) where an organisation sends service or operational messages to individuals (e.g.,