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Posted on 7th February 2019
ICO Guidance Published on Encryption and Selecting Processors
ICO publishes guidance on encryption and passwords
On…
Posted on 7th February 2019
Right to be forgotten questioned in EU Courts
Officially referred to as the “right of erasure” under Article 17 of the GDPR, what is now commonly referred to as the…
Posted on 7th February 2019
How will Brexit impact Data Protection Law?
Brexit is in the headlines constantly, and there is endless media coverage on the “deal”, whether we will get a deal…
Posted on 7th February 2019
Direct Marketing and e-Privacy Regulations
As has been well documented, there are proposals to replace the current Privacy and Electronic Communications…
Posted on 7th February 2019
No Deal Brexit: How will this impact organisation’s processing of personal data?
Following last nights historic defeat of Theresa May’s Brexit deal, a ‘no deal Brexit’ is now a very real prospect for the…
Posted on 16th January 2019
Managing risk in a post GDPR environment
Public authorities and businesses can gain practical guidance on managing data protection risk in light of…
Posted on 15th October 2018
GDPR Three months on.
It has been little under 3 months since ‘GDPR Day’. The media hype has certainly quietened down and with it the barrage of…
Posted on 20th August 2018
GDPR is here.
After a great deal of preparation, today on 25 May 2018, the new EU General Data Protection…
Posted on 25th May 2018
Fees due by Data Controllers under the General Data Protection Regulation
Under the Data Protection Act 1998, all data controllers are required to register with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and…
Posted on 26th February 2018
GDPR, marketing and the problem with consent
Regardless of Brexit, the UK government has confirmed that UK law will continue to mirror EU law in this area therefore GDPR is, and…
Posted on 15th February 2018
Time running out before new data protection legislation comes into force
Thorntons ensures organisations are informed at free seminar in Dundee
Businesses and public sector organisations have been warned…
Posted on 18th May 2017
Taking the Security of Data Seriously
Last month saw the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) take enforcement action against two separate parties who failed to meet their…
Posted on 13th April 2017
General Data Protection Regulation - What does it mean for public authorities and public bodies?
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) is set to significantly revamp current data protection laws; due to take effect in…
Posted on 13th January 2017