Data sharing – the new code of practice By James Robson - February 19th, 2021 Posted in Compliance, Data Protection, Information Security code of practice, controllers, data, data pooling, data protection, data sharing, data sharing tips, DPIA, key data, key points The Information Commissioner’s Office (the “ICO”) recently published its new Data Sharing Code of Practice (the “code”) as a replacement ...
How a Data Protection Officer (DPO) can drive positive change By Ray Orife - February 16th, 2021 Posted in Data Protection business, data, data protection, data protection officer, data security, DPO Before the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force in May 2018, typical businesses gave little thought to their data pr...
‘Cyber Essentials’ – what is it? By Thomas O'Donnell - February 10th, 2021 Posted in Compliance, Data Protection, Information Security Simply put, Cyber Essentials (CE) is a UK Government backed scheme to help companies ensure that they are secured against the most common...
Top ten online safety tips By Kate Mingo - February 9th, 2021 Posted in Data Protection Today is Safer Internet Day – an annual celebration observed in over 170 countries. Did you know that every half a second, a young ...
What is a ‘privacy nutrition’ label and why do they matter? By James Robson - February 3rd, 2021 Posted in Data Protection, Information Security app, app privacy, data, data security, nutrition label, personal data, privacy With the recent global events over the past few months, you may have missed Apple’s announcement in November last year. From December 8th...
Data Protection Day 2021 – what is ‘personal data’? By Kate Mingo - January 29th, 2021 Posted in Data Protection, Evalian News data, data privacy, data protection, data protection day, personal data Yesterday marked the 40th anniversary of Data Protection Day (or Data Privacy Day as our American cousins like to call it). On 26 April 2...
Data protection terms explained By Georgina Donovan - January 25th, 2021 Posted in Data Protection data, data protection, data transfers, DPIA, DPO, EPDB, GDPR, ICO, LIA, processor, RoPA, SAR Any given subject usually comes with its own set of acronyms and jargon. A quick scan through our own website and service offerings such ...
EU-UK Data flows update By Ray Orife - January 6th, 2021 Posted in Data Protection brexit, brexit trade deal, data transfer, GDPR, ICO, personal data EU-UK Data – a six month reprieve On 24 December 2020 the UK and the EU finally reached a Brexit trade deal under the draft EU-UK T...
