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GDPR compliance checklist

IBM Big Data Hub

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European Union (EU) law that governs how organizations collect and use personal data. The law outlines a set of data privacy rights for users and a series of principles for the processing of personal data. Schools, hospitals and government agencies all fall under GDPR authority.

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Australia Privacy Act review – a blueprint for change?

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

Authors: Sarah Birkett , Nicholas Boyle The Australian Attorney-General has published the (long-awaited) results of the Privacy Act review. The report recommends a number of changes to the Australian privacy framework, including various changes to Australia’s core privacy legislation, the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

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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. Processors include third parties that process personal data on a controller’s behalf, like a marketing firm that analyzes user data to help a business understand key customer demographics.

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Examples of data processing activities that require a DPIA

IT Governance

You can do this by breaking risk into its two component parts: Probability : the likelihood that the data processing will result in a data breach or privacy violation. Damage : the effects on the individual if a data breach or privacy violation occurs. Targeting children or vulnerable people for specific types of processing.

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Appointing a data protection officer: A quick guide for schools and multi-academy trusts

IT Governance

Whatever the size and setting of your school, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) places high expectations on protecting the personal data of your data subjects, especially children. Sensitive personal data is a specific set of “special categories” that must be treated with extra security, such as genetic and biometric data.

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Belgium: DPA imposes fine on provider “pink boxes”: free products vs. free consent and other interesting take-aways

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

Family service, however, also licenses and sells personal data of these mothers (and their children – according to the BDPA’s interpretation) to its business partners for direct marketing purposes. Sugar-coating or camouflaging direct marketing-related processing activities should be avoided.

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Why every organisation needs data protection impact assessments

IT Governance

Step 5 – Privacy risk assessment: Gives users the means to identify individual risks to the rights and freedoms of data subjects, including evaluating levels of risks and determining risk responses. Request a free demo >> The post Why every organisation needs data protection impact assessments appeared first on IT Governance Blog.

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