What is cyber insurance and why it is important?

Intro: Cyber insurance (also referred to as cyber risk or cyber liability insurance) is a form of cover designed to protect your business from threats in the digital age, such as data breaches or malicious cyber hacks on work computer systems. A business is responsible for its own cyber security, but in the event of a […]

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Pseudonymization and Anonymization of personal data

One thing that is heavily emphasised in GDPR is the importance of Privacy by Design. Mechanisms to protect personal integrity should be built into IT systems and services. One of the core principles is data minimization. This means that all products and services should be designed so that as little personal data as possible is […]

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How does GDPR Affect Clinical Trials?

How GDPR impacts the clinical trials industry? The increasing use of the internet, electronic records, and the advancement of clinical trial technologies enabling the collection and use of data, has no doubt played a big part in creation of the GDPR. Big data is becoming increasingly important in clinical research, which also poses new challenges […]

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Existing customers: the ‘soft opt-in’

Although organizations can generally only send marketing texts or emails with specific consent, there is an exception to this rule for existing customers, known as the ‘soft opt-in’. This means organizations can send marketing texts or emails if:  · they have obtained the contact details during a sale (or negotiations for a sale) of a […]

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ICO: Accountability framework self-assessment

Hi All, If you have ever been through a GDPRLocal training course you will [hopefully] remember that talking about Accountability is a topic that is discussed about. Accountability is one of the key principles in data protection law – it makes you responsible for complying with the legislation and says that you must be able to […]

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5 noticable GDPR statictics from 2021

During the previous year a lot of companies finally got aware of the Data Protection and the GDPR regulations and approached this very seriously. This resulted with very eye-catching statistics regarding the legislation from the previous year. GDPR Local created list of 5 noticable statistics to be shared with our clients and readers to our […]

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GDPR: What Life Science organisations need to do to comply

Since GDPR became a thing on May 25th 2018, organisations need to be prepared to comply with a whole new set of data protection regulations, or face fines of up to 4% of your worldwide annual revenue. The regulation is set to disrupt businesses across the world, and provide a big data privacy boost for consumers, […]

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Why should accountants take notice of GDPR?

Billed as the “most important change in data privacy regulation in 20 years”, GDPR took affect on 25 May 2018. So what is the regulation and why should accountants take notice? What are the implications for accountants? Accountants handle a vast amount of data – both client and employee – on a daily basis. Firms will need […]

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How Does GDPR Affect Blockchain And Cryptocurrency?

Since the advent of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regulation, organisations, both large and small, have been affected, including companies involved in blockchain and cryptocurrency that have to ensure that their infrastructure is GDPR compliant. Blockchain And Cryptocurrency The fundamental logic behind blockchain is its security and encryption that makes data unreadable to others without the […]

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Are your cookies GDPR Compliant? We have someone that might help you

One of the most important requirements that ICO is really strict about is having a compliant Cookie Policy and Cookie banner on your website. This is really important as you might face an investigation and big fines if you implement cookies on data subject devices without them knowing about that. We have partnered with a […]

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