Category: GDPR

The “GDPR” category serves as a comprehensive resource for businesses and professionals seeking to navigate the complexities of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This category encompasses a range of insightful posts, offering valuable guidance, analysis, and best practices for achieving GDPR compliance and upholding data privacy standards.

Navigating GDPR Compliance This category delves into the intricacies of GDPR compliance, providing businesses with expert insights and practical strategies to ensure adherence to the stringent data protection regulations. From understanding the legal framework to implementing robust compliance measures, the posts in this category offer actionable guidance tailored to the needs of businesses operating in the European Union (EU) and beyond.

EU-wide Data Regulations This category sheds light on the broader landscape of EU-wide data regulations, emphasizing the interconnectedness of  data protection laws. The posts provide clarity on the red thread behind the digital single market, enabling businesses to grasp the holistic implications of data regulations and the significance of GDPR compliance in the EU market.

Consultancy with TechGDPR For businesses seeking consultancy with TechGDPR, the “GDPR” category serves as a valuable knowledge base, offering practical resources and expert perspectives on data protection compliance. TechGDPR’s specialized consultancy services equip businesses with the expertise and support needed to navigate the intricacies of GDPR, fostering a culture of data privacy and compliance within their organizations.

Relevance for Businesses In today’s data-centric landscape, GDPR compliance is paramount for businesses aiming to uphold data privacy, mitigate risks, and build trust with their customers. TechGDPR’s blog provides businesses and professionals with necessary tools and knowledge to navigate GDPR’s intricate requirements and establish robust data protection frameworks.

By engaging with the content in this category, businesses can gain a deeper understanding of data protection compliance, positioning themselves for success in the evolving data protection landscape while fostering a culture of privacy and trust.

This category on TechGDPR’s blog is an essential resource for businesses and professionals seeking to work towards compliance, ensuring the highest standards of data protection and privacy within their organizations.

The differences between Privacy Policy and Privacy Notice

Although it is common practice to approach privacy notice and privacy policy as the same, they are very different and serve different purposes. This article aims to define both privacy policy and privacy notice and to address their differences. To understand the differences between both vehicles, let us look at semantics. Privacy Policies A policy, […]

Misconceptions about the role of a Data Protection Officer (DPO)

For many organisations, the appointment of a DPO has become mandatory. Although Articles 37 to 39 of the GDPR make provisions for the designation, position and tasks of a DPO, somee misconceptions still exist about who needs one, who can be one and what kind of tasks a DPO can undertake. Who is a DPO? […]

Processing children’s data and implementing age assurance mechanisms

It is undeniable that children (individuals under 18) take up a large portion of the online population. With more content being created to specifically target children, a UK study from Ofcom has shown that many start as young as 3 to 4 years old to consume content on video sharing platforms such as Youtube, and […]

Understanding GDPR Compliance in Recruitment

In the process of recruitment and scouting for new potential hires for a vacancy in an organization, the collection and processing of personal data of those candidates is inevitably involved.  Therefore, it is important to understand GDPR compliance. In most cases, the company that posts its vacancy and embarks on the recruitment process will be […]

Hardware identifiers: Is an IMEI number personal data?

Elements of personal data With the introduction of the GDPR in 2018, data protection has become a popular topic both from a legal and technical perspective. The importance of efforts around privacy and data protection is personal data and its protection. Under the EU GDPR, there are key elements in the definition of personal data.  […]

Consent Management Platforms’ misleading cookie banner designs: how to recognize and avoid dark patterns

It does not take much convincing for someone to accept freshly baked cookies, when offered to them. However, on the internet, organizations and website owners have had to work harder to balance compliance and optimize cookie consent rates, which ultimately serves to benefit them and their revenue. This is especially true after the GDPR came […]

EU-US data transfers: US Executive Order on Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities and the impact on organizational GDPR compliance.

It is no longer news that EU-US data transfers have become increasingly challenging given the invalidation of the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework in 2020. Since then, companies have had to rely on standard contractual clauses and in other cases, data subjects have had to give consent for such transfers to happen knowing the risk of […]

Privacy by Design for Technology Development Teams

The principle of Privacy by Design builds privacy into the heart of data processing operations and systems, while Privacy by Default ensures that the data subject’s rights are protected as a matter of standard operations. These concepts were created long before the GDPR came into fruition, but under the GDPR became important requirements. 

Why is GDPR training important for technology teams?

Individuals working in positions directly relating to technology or software development often view GDPR compliance as being outside of their domain, and thus might not see the value in GDPR training. Though the extensive requirements of the GDPR can be difficult to fully comprehend, those working in technology development have a special role in ensuring […]

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