Data protection experts task NASS on legal framework
African Academic Network on Internet Policy has requested that the National Assembly inserts the following in data protection framework or bill, “the use of personal data must be in accordance with the...
View ArticleAs GDPR Looms, Privacy Tech Is On The Rise
The May deadline to comply with Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is swiftly approaching, and ad tech and security startups are forming a new industry: privacy tech. Companies like...
View ArticleHow the EU’s latest data privacy laws impact the UK’s online universe: Tips...
Businesses in the UK — whether B2B or B2C — are racing against the clock to get ready for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), coming into force on May 25, 2018. Even though the UK has opted...
View ArticleHacked and hacked off: without change this new data law will fail victims
Your name, your email address, your home address, your bank details, your credit or debit card details. You probably cannot count the number of times that you have been asked to share these important...
View ArticleEC underlines need for data transfer agreement post-Brexit
The UK will be considered a “third country” as soon as it leaves the European Union (EU), which will potentially affect personal data exchanges with the UK, the EC’s consumer directorate has said in a...
View ArticleGDPR: 10 things to do now
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will officially come into force on 25 May 2018. GDPR’s reach is global. Any company that offers goods or services to anyone in the EU will be required to...
View ArticleTo disclose or not to disclose that is the question (SARS & DSARS or Data...
Clashes between the need for secrecy in dealing with potential criminality and the obligations of transparency under data protection legislation are common. A recent UK decision (Lonsdale –vNational...
View ArticleCathay Pacific data hack hits 9.4 million passengers
Cathay Pacific says the personal data of up to 9.4 million passengers have been accessed in the latest security breach to hit the aviation industry. Passport numbers, email addresses and expired credit...
View ArticleFormer motor industry worker ordered to pay £25,500 from proceeds of data theft
Former motor industry worker ordered to pay £25,500 from proceeds of data theft. If you thought the UK data regulator was only interested in big business, think again. A former employee of Nationwide...
View ArticleICO warns about historical personal data
The Information Commissioner’s Office is warning people of the risk of holdings on the sensitive personal data when they change jobs or leave a company. It follows an investigation into the actions of...
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