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GDPR & Data Protection
Introduction. The GDPR under Article 35 introduces the concept of a Data Protection Impact Assessment (“DPIA”). DPIA is a process designed to describe the processing, assess its necessity and proportionality and help manage the risks to the rights and freedoms of natural persons resulting from the processing of personal data by assessing them and determining… Read More
GDPR & Data Protection
Introduction. At a time when technology, including smart cameras, allows companies to collect much more sensitive information about individuals, more stringent supervision of the protection of personal data is certainly needed. The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), which will apply throughout the European Union from May 2018, will therefore affect camera system operators. A video… Read M
GDPR & Data Protection
Introduction The GDPR imposes to the Controllers new data protection obligations. Further, in a change from previous legislation, processors have new statutory obligations in their own right under the new Regulation. But what is a “controller” or a “processor”? Controller According to Article 4 of the GDPR controller means: “the natural or legal person, public… Read More
GDPR & Data Protection
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is a new set of data privacy laws that require businesses to prioritize the protection and privacy of personal data belonging to European Union (EU) residents. The GDPR came into force on the 25th of May 2018. Basic things to know about the GDPR are the following: 1. Scope:… Read More
GDPR & Data Protection
Introduction. A Data Protection Officer is the person who is formally tasked with ensuring that the organization is aware of, its data protection responsibilities and obligations according to the GDPR and Member State law. According to Recital 97 of the GDPR the DPO should be: “a person with expert knowledge of data protection law and… Read More
GDPR & Data Protection
Introduction. The GDPR applies to the processing of personal data that is wholly or partly by automated means or the processing other than by automated means of personal data which forms part of, or is intended to form part of, a filing system. But what is the “personal data” under the GDPR? The definition of … Read More
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