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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...

Almost a year on from the implementation of the GDPR, Skillcast held a breakfast forum for its clients at South Place Hotel. During this session, Skil...

Since the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on 25 May 2018, the focus on data is bigger than ever, and the price for comp...

Editors note: This post was originally published in April 2018 and has been refreshed to provide additional information.

Although this may seem an unusual way to start thinking about the GDPR, but consider the question – "What do you think will be the root cause of most ...

This GDPR readiness questionnaire will assist you to establish effective GDPR procedures and controls, or serve as a double check if you already have ...

GDPR applies to all EU member states, but what is different about the way the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is implemented within the EU m...

Why managing vulnerable customers has never been more important With GDPR, comes a widening in scope of what constitutes personal data and a reclassif...

What constitutes personal data under GDPR? With GDPR, comes a widening in scope of what constitutes personal data. Historically, we have taken persona...

It has long been accepted that data protection, has by and large been a poor relation in the world of compliance, and in particular never been a good ...

GDPR came into effect in May 2018, bringing with it new rules to better protect individuals' personal data. 

Under GDPR, Article 12 (5), a response to a Data Subject Access Request (DSAR) must now be provided free of charge, unless the request is deemed to be...

As the fallout continues following the data scandal embracing Facebook and Cambridge Analytica, after facing heavy criticism for his long silence, its...

Arguably the reputational damage done to Facebook and the ensuing #deletefacebook campaign in the wake of its recent data scandal will hit it much har...

Facebook's value has dropped $50bn following the data scandal which saw 50 million users' personal data being scraped and shared with data firm Cambri...

How prepared is your firm for GDPR? GDPR has been with us for a while now, since 25th May 2018 to be exact. But, how well do you think your firm's pre...

Elizabeth Denham, the UK's Information Commissioner, has accused the media of scaremongering by focusing too much on the fines that may be imposed onc...

On 25th May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) brought significant changes to data protection laws. The new regulation aims to harmon...

Healthcare providers have been advised to strengthen their data protection controls before GDPR, following a series of breaches.