If you’re exploring a career in data protection or want to deepen your understanding of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you’ve likely heard of the CIPP/E certification exam. Offered by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), this certification is a recognized benchmark for professionals in European data protection law. It is highly […]
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Understand GDPR compliance and how it impacts your business. Explore key GDPR guidelines, practical tips, and tools to ensure data protection and privacy law compliance. Stay informed and ready to meet GDPR standards easily.
Learn more about TechGDPR can help you achieve and also to maintain GDPR compliance through our expert consultancy services as well.
Data protection digest 18 Mar – 2 Apr 2025: 23andMe bankruptcy case, digital spring cleaning
23andMe genetic data The 23andMe genetic company filed for bankruptcy in the US after struggling with weak demand for its ancestry testing kits and a 2023 data breach that damaged its reputation, Reuters reports. US officials had questioned what would happen to the genetic data collected by 23andMe, although the company’s privacy policies state that […]
How does the GDPR govern retention periods for businesses?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) establishes clear guidelines to prevent unnecessary data storage and ensure that personal information is retained only for as long as it serves a legitimate purpose. Storage limitation requires that companies justify and set our data retention periods while considering all legal obligations. Navigating legal requirements and transforming them into […]
AI Age Verification: Big Tech’s Risky Fix for GDPR Violations
One-third of GDPR fines being related to the misuse of children’s data. Big tech companies are yet to implement appropriate measures to safeguard them. In response, major platforms like Google and TikTok are planning to use AI age verification to deduce the age of their users. This is done by deducing their age based on […]
Data protection digest 3-17 Mar 2025: Combining FRIA with DPIA is possible, but not once the development of an AI system has begun
FRIA and DPIA: Before deploying a high-risk AI system, the organisations shall assess the impact that the use of such a system may have on fundamental rights, explains the Croatian data protection regulator AZOP. For this purpose, private and public entities shall carry out an assessment containing: If both a FRIA and a DPIA need […]
Data protection digest 1-15 Feb 2025: an employer can’t track alleged ‘inactivity’ of workers via screengrabs and constant video monitoring
Constant video monitoring and screengrabs at work A company that used software designed to account for times of alleged “inactivity” and grabbed frequent photos of its employees’ computer screens was fined 40,000 euros by the French data protection regulator CNIL. The staff members were also continuously videotaped, both visually and audibly. In particular, the company […]
Data protection digest 1 – 15 Dec 2024: DORA application deadline, new Meta fine, AI impact assessment
In this issue, we explore the DORA application deadline and its interference with the GDPR; how to conduct an AI impact assessment or integrate it into your existing privacy risk management processes; what constitutes US-restricted data transfer to countries of concern; and what expectations customers have about their data; a Real-Time Bidding explainer; a Sky […]
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Join Us for a Live Discussion: Lifting the Regulatory Curtain TechGDPR is excited to invite you to a special live webinar featuring Stewart Haynes, our new Senior Consultant and former Information Commissioner, alongside our Managing Partner, Silvan Jongerius. This is your opportunity to gain direct insights from one of the most experienced voices in data […]
What to do after appointing a DPO
Appointing a Data Protection Officer (DPO) is a significant step in ensuring compliance with data protection regulations. However, this appointment does not absolve the company of its compliance responsibilities. In reality, the role of the officer is to guide and advise, not to shoulder the entire burden of compliance. As DPO for companies around the […]
Data protection digest 1 – 15 Nov 2024: digital product liability, emerging genomics, surveillance databases
EU Product Liability The new Product Liability Directive has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union and will take effect in 20 days. The new law extends the definition of “product” to digital manufacturing files and software, (not excluding AI manufacturers in the future). Also, online platforms can be held liable for […]
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