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The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has warned firms that they must respect individuals' rights to prevent their data being used for marketing...

The effective management of vulnerable customers is an absolute must, not only as a regulatory expectation, but also from a good business practice and...

Since the pandemic, the collection of sensitive personal data has become a necessity for businesses. We explain what special category data is and how ...

GDPR brought with it new rules to better protect personal data. Not only to protect adults privacy, but also to guard children against exploitation. S...

Breaching the GDPR can cost you up to €20m or 4% of annual global turnover. Which is why we are tracking the size and reasons for the biggest GDPR fin...

Our GDPR questionnaire will help you to establish effective GDPR procedures and controls, or serve as a benchmark for your existing processes.

GDPR compliance becomes more challenging than ever during times of disruption. To maintain data protection compliance you will need to focus and prior...

What implications does the UK leaving the European Union have for the GDPR? Will anything change? We answer your most frequently asked questions.

Before you transfer personal data to other organisations, especially outside the EEA, you need to stop and think about the GDPR implications.

Penalties for breaching the GDPR can reach up to €20 million or 4% of annual global turnover, whichever is highest. We examine the size and reasons fo...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ushered in a new era in the protection of personal data in 2018. Any company deemed non-compliant faces ...

The Skillcast Compliance Insights Survey found 4 in 5 employees & their managers believed that they understand & comply with data protection legislati...

Two internationally recognised experts speak about the realities of companies acting under the GDPR and the more recent PECR regulation at Skillcast's...

The maximum fines for data breaches have significantly increased since GDPR was introduced. Under the Data Protection Act (DPA), £500,000 used to be t...

Ever wondered whether you need a Data Protection Officer (DPO)? If you haven't appointed a DPO but are thinking if you should have done, we are here t...

It may seem an odd way to start thinking about GDPR, but consider the question – but what do you think is the root cause of most GDPR breaches? The an...

Unlike the 1995 Directive, the GDPR is not a Directive, guidance or best practice. It did not need adaptation and transposition into member state law,...

With GDPR, comes a widening in scope of what constitutes personal data. Historically, we have taken it to mean any data from which a living individual...

Data protection has long been a poor relation in the world of compliance, a particular issue when it so often conflicts with money laundering regulati...

Under GDPR, fees can only be charged for data access if the subject's request is repetitive, excessive or unfounded. But the burden of proof rests wit...