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Regulatory compliance and standard requirements

• May 23, 2019 23 May'19

  IBM’s investment in automation pays off in GDPR’s first year

  The first year of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation has demonstrated the value of IBM’s investment in machine learning-based automation and the importance of having the right strategy and systems in place, according to the firm’s data ...

• May 22, 2019 22 May'19

  TalkTalk admits new failings in 2015 data breach notification

  TalkTalk’s failure to notify all those affected by its 2015 data breach highlights the importance of data visibility so that breach notifications are fast and accurate – a key requirement of the GDPR

• May 22, 2019 22 May'19

  Singapore proposes data portability provisions

  The Personal Data Protection Commission is seeking public feedback on proposed provisions that will let consumers move their personal data across organisations

• May 20, 2019 20 May'19

  GDPR an opportunity to improve data systems and processes

  A year after the official implementation of the GDPR, it is important to highlight the positive opportunities that compliance provides and the insights breach reports are providing, say Deloitte consultants

• May 20, 2019 20 May'19

  ICO to support GDPR certification schemes

  The UK data protection watchdog is accepting enquiries from organisations considering developing GDPR certification schemes, which the ICO says could help recipients achieve competitive advantage

• May 15, 2019 15 May'19

  Facebook engaged in ‘calculated’ campaign to eliminate competition, claims businessman

  A US businessman is seeking damages from Facebook after accusing the social media company of unfairly blocking “humorous” Facebook pages which generated hundreds of thousands of dollars in advertising revenue

• May 15, 2019 15 May'19

  Microsoft working to support decentralised identity

  Microsoft is among the big tech players aiming to help enable personalisation of products and services without putting privacy at risk

• May 14, 2019 14 May'19

  Electronic ID in the Nordics – a model for other countries?

  Use of electronic identity schemes in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark is far ahead of other countries – but why?

• May 09, 2019 09 May'19

  Facebook co-founder: ‘It is time to break up Facebook’

  Co-founder of Facebook, Chris Hughes, has published an op-ed in The New York Times calling for Facebook to be broken up, as it faces investigations from the US Federal Trade Commission

• May 07, 2019 07 May'19

  HMRC begins deleting unlawful voice biometric data

  HM Revenue and Customs is to forge ahead with Voice ID despite beginning to delete the largest state-held voice biometric database gathered without consent after UK privacy and data protection watchdog issues order

• May 03, 2019 03 May'19

  Zero trust: A 21st century security model

  Traditional corporate security models date back to a time when there were fewer, lower-level threats, but a zero trust model is better suited to the 21st century, according to the originator of the idea

• April 29, 2019 29 Apr'19

  Privacy and data protection an opportunity, says entrepreneur

  Organisations should see data protection and privacy compliance as an opportunity to build trust with customers, according to startup One.Thing.Less

• April 26, 2019 26 Apr'19

  GDPR cases drive bigger budgets for Nordic regulators

  High-profile General Data Protection Regulation cases in Finland and Sweden have increased the workload for regulators, which are to receive an increase in funding

• April 25, 2019 25 Apr'19

  NCSC and ICO pledge to support data breach victims

  The UK’s cyber security agency and privacy watchdog have agreed to work together to improve support for data breach victims and enhance cyber guidance

• April 25, 2019 25 Apr'19

  European Union to create central biometrics database

  New rules will see the introduction of a repository of personal data from hundreds of millions of citizens to support law enforcement across member states