Tag: GDPR Compliance

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Introducing the Blockchain DPIA Template for GDPR Compliance

The Blockchain DPIA Template: Ensuring GDPR Compliance in a Decentralized World Blockchain is transforming industries by enabling transparency, trust, and decentralization. However, when it comes to handling personal data, blockchain presents significant challenges. The GDPR places strict requirements on data processing, many of which are difficult to reconcile with blockchain’s core characteristics. The European Data […]

Data protection digest 4-18 Oct 2025: Transparency the GDPR’s 2026 enforcement goal, and the Experian case as a model NOT to follow

Transparency and information obligation under GDPR The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) announced the topic for Coordinated Enforcement Action 2026 on transparency and information obligations. Articles 12, 13, and 14 of the GDPR require that individuals be informed when their personal data is processed, ensuring transparency and enabling greater control over personal information. Participating data […]

Data protection digest 17 Sep – 3 Oct 2025: New Danish court ruling may change practice for GDPR compensations

GDPR compensations In Denmark, an individual has been awarded financial compensation for non-material damage resulting from a data breach (Art. 82 of the GDPR). A High Court ruled on 20 August, that a woman should receive approx. 335 euros in compensation after a municipality mistakenly shared her health information with a third party. The decision […]

Data protection digest 1-15 Sep 2025: The Data Act is fully applicable, “bossware” takes over workspaces

The Data Act As of 12 September, the Data Act has become directly applicable in the EU. It offers harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data. The new rules cover manufacturers, users, data holders, data recipients, public sector bodies, and data processing services. It is designed to empower users, both consumers and […]

Data protection digest 18-31 Aug 2025: Greater simplification of GDPR, ‘personalisation’ in AI systems

An informal discussion is underway for the greater simplification of the GDPR The Danish EU Presidency is promoting GDPR reform to increase competitiveness by introducing SME-friendly amendments, such as restricting data rights in low-risk situations, rationalising DPIAs, and requiring prior mediation procedures before lodging complaints, the eutechloop.com article states. These are in line with the […]

Data protection digest 2-17 Aug 2025: “Data protection says what should be done, information security says how we do it” – Estonian regulator

How is data protection related to information security?  The goal of information security is to protect an organisation’s business processes. This means responsibility for the security of the entire operating system and the ability to resist any activities that threaten the availability, authenticity, integrity, and confidentiality of data processed in the system or the services […]

Data protection digest 18 Jul – 1 Aug 2025: DPO as a value creator and return on investment for companies

The DPO as a value for a company The French data protection regulator CNIL has studied the economic benefits of the presence of a Data Protection Officer within companies. Statistical analysis shows that it is often profitable, especially for companies taking a positive approach to GDPR compliance. The two most represented sectors were research, IT […]

GDPR Compliance for AI: Managing Cross-Border Data Transfers

Artificial intelligence (AI) is based on large and varied datasets to train models and enhance functionality. Though AI often works across borders, data protection regulations such as the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) impose stringent controls on transferring personal data abroad. The question is evident: how do businesses employ global AI systems and continue […]

Data protection digest 3-17 July 2025: AI-generated voice and visuals’ potential to violate people’s rights and freedoms

A recent Guardian article caused a stir when it reported that an AI-generated band got 1m plays on Spotify in the past couple of weeks. Only after releasing two albums, the group called “The Velvet Sundown” admitted their music, images and backstory were created by AI. The story has triggered a debate on authenticity and […]

Data protection digest  17 Jun – 1 Jul 2025: protecting individuals, not organisations, should be the focus of risk assessment

Risk Assessment Personal data protection should be the cornerstone of risk assessments for organisations. The Polish regulator UODO came to this conclusion after investigating a ransom attack in a children’s clinical hospital in Białystok. Access to IT systems was blocked, which resulted in a breach of confidentiality and availability of personal data of approximately 2,000 […]

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