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Maintaining GDPR and Data Privacy Compliance in 2024

IT Governance

Expert tips from Alan Calder Alan is the Group CEO of GRC International Group PLC, the parent company of IT Governance, and is an acknowledged international security guru. In addition, 14 US states now have their own data privacy laws, and GDPR-like legislation has proliferated across the world.

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Governments Might Change, but Data Protection Obligations Remain

IT Governance

You might remember that several months and a handful of prime ministers ago, the government proposed an overhaul of data protection law. The efforts stemmed from complaints over the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) , which was adopted by the UK on the precipice of Brexit. However, progress stalled after Boris Johnson resigned.

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UK Government Confirms Implementation of GDPR in UK

Hunton Privacy

On October 24, 2016, the UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport confirmed that the UK will implement the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) by May 2018.

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The Compliance Mandate is Real as GDPR Enforcement Accelerates

Everteam

Since its implementation in May of 2018, GDPR has been the subject of much discussion but little concrete action by many companies on both sides of the Atlantic. The threat posed by GDPR-driven fines has until recently seemed a vague one for many companies — applicable only to IT giants like Facebook, Google, and Microsoft.

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U.S. Government White Paper to Help Companies Address the EU’s National Security Concerns in Schrems II

Data Matters

government released a “White Paper” addressing how U.S. The White Paper indicates that companies facing the post- Schrems II world can approach compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) by preparing an assessment that “defends” their continued reliance on SCCs as a legitimate basis for continuing to transfer data.

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Doorstep Dispensaree becomes the first UK organisation to receive a GDPR fine

IT Governance

Doorstep Dispensaree has been fined £275,000 for failing to comply with the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) , making it the first organisation in the UK to be penalised for breaching its requirements. Haven’t there already been GDPR fines in the UK? What went wrong?

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Weekly podcast: the GDPR is here

IT Governance

Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 25 May 2018, the day the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (the GDPR) – the first major update to European data protection law in more than 20 years – applies across Europe and around the world. The General Data Protection Regulation is now in force. Don’t panic.

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