by Kristy Gouldsmith | Dec 18, 2020 | News
The data protection landscape will change in 2021. Here, in a nutshell, are the main changes: 1. The GDPR will become the UK GDPR. So, we will have the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act. The GDPR as it is now will be known as the EU GDPR. 2. Remaining compliant...
by Kristy Gouldsmith | Jul 17, 2020 | News
The answer to that question is: yes, a car registration plate is personal data if the car is owned by an individual or sole trader. The registration plates of commercial vehicles are not personal data of an individual as the vehicle is owned by an organisation. The...
by Kristy Gouldsmith | Jul 16, 2020 | News
Today was the day that privacy pros were waiting for — the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on what has come to be known as ‘Schrems II’. The case was a complicated one that involved Ireland and Facebook. A full press...
by Kristy Gouldsmith | Jul 1, 2020 | News
Data breaches can occur at anytime. See our previous post for more information on ‘what is a data breach?’. Once you have become aware of a data breach, if it is one that is notifiable, you must inform the ICO without undue delay, and where feasible, not...
by Kristy Gouldsmith | Jul 1, 2020 | News
The GDPR introduced the requirement for a personal data breach to be notified to the ICO and, in certain cases, to communicate the breach to the individuals whose personal data have been affected by the breach. You should plan in advance and put in place processes to...
