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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. Even the world’s biggest businesses are not free from GDPR woes. Many businesses find it hard to implement GDPR requirements because the law is not only complex but also leaves a lot up to discretion.

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Does your use of CCTV comply with the GDPR?

IT Governance

You might be surprised to learn that CCTV footage is subject to the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). Let’s take a look at the steps you should follow to ensure your video surveillance methods are GDPR-compliant. Let’s take a look at the steps you should follow to ensure your video surveillance methods are GDPR-compliant.

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Data privacy examples

IBM Big Data Hub

An online retailer always gets users’ explicit consent before sharing customer data with its partners. Far-reaching regulations like Europe’s GDPR levy steep fines on organizations that fail to safeguard sensitive information. The app heavily encrypts all user financial data.

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The importance of encryption in complying with Australia’s Privacy Amendment Act

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Around the same time, US fashion retailer Forever 21 admitted that hackers had collected customers’ credit card information from its stores’ point of sale terminals over much of 2017, and the information of nearly 1.2 For more information on the Privacy Amendment Act 2017, please visit our dedicated landing page.

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GUEST ESSAY: 3 key ingredients to stress-free compliance with data handling regulations

The Last Watchdog

The variety of laws and regulations governing how organizations manage and share sensitive information can look like a bowl of alphabet soup: HIPAA, GDPR, SOX, PCI and GLBA. Customer data that’s segregated is easily located and efficiently transferred or deleted, both requirements for compliance with GDPR. Layer defenses.

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UK ICO Issues Unprecedented Fine Against Mobile Phone Retailer for Lax Security

Hunton Privacy

On January 8, 2017, the UK Information Commissioner (“ICO”) issued an unprecedented monetary penalty of £400,000 against British mobile phone retailer, The Car Phone Warehouse Limited. the encryption keys for historical transactions were not stored safely.

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Dixons Carphone: 5.9 million payment cards compromised

IT Governance

At this point, the major consumer electronics retailer said there was no evidence of any fraud. This isn’t the first time that the retailer has suffered a data breach. The data accessed included names, addresses, dates of birth, email addresses and bank details, as well as the encrypted card details of 90,000 people.

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