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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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FINLAND: PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEW ACT ON THE SECONDARY USE OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH CARE PERSONAL DATA

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

The Act complements the GDPR and introduces reinforced data security requirements and strict authorization procedures. The license may be applied for educational, information management as well as innovation and development activities going beyond traditional research purposes reflected under GDPR 89 article.

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CNIL Unveils 2017 Inspection Program and 2016 Annual Activity Report

Hunton Privacy

The CNIL estimates that the GDPR will lead to the appointment of a data protection officer in at least 80,000 to 100,000 organizations in France. health and social sector issues such as difficulties accessing medical or social records, and the creation of pharmaceutical records without consent (3 percent of complaints).

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Why More Businesses are Switching from Legacy to Modern MDM

Reltio

Some of the world's top enterprises now run on Reltio, including 14 of the Fortune 100, and 9 of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies and several globally recognized customers, including AstraZeneca, Takeda, Empire Life Insurance, and Fulton Bank, switched from legacy to modern MDM solutions. Legacy MDM - There’s a Better Answer.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Top 10 for 2018

Data Matters

As we begin this New Year, here is list of the top 10 privacy and cybersecurity issues for 2018: EU GDPR. The May 25, 2018 effective date for the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will no doubt be a central focus of 2018. The GDPR expands the rights of EU individuals and the obligations placed on organizations.

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2019 end-of-year review part 1: January to June

IT Governance

The penalty, which was by far the biggest GDPR fine in the eight months that the Regulation had been in effect, related to two violations: Google had failed to adequately explain to its users why it was collecting their data, and it didn’t document a legal basis for doing so.

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Business of Data – issue 6

Information Matters

Getting value from your data under GDPR – Information Age, 15 November 2018. “Conducting data analytics in a legally compliant manner has been made significantly more complex under the GDPR and raises the question, can companies continue to innovate and make data-driven decisions while fully complying with the law?”