How Does GDPR Affect The UK After Brexit?
Posted on Jan 27, 2021
On Christmas Eve 2020, Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave businesses the Christmas present they longed for – an end to the risk of a no-deal Brexit when the transition period concluded. The trade and co-operation agreement and the subsequent EU (Future Relationship) Act 2020 which transports the agreement’s provisions into UK law may only be the beginning of EU/UK negotiations, but in a pandemic ridden economic environment, it is a welcome start.
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What Are The Benefits Of IAPP Certification?
Posted on Jan 27, 2021
IAPP stands for International Association Of Privacy Professionals. It is an organisation and community that provides a comprehensive body of resources for people working in the privacy industry.
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Does The Data Protection Act 2018 Affect Your Business?
Posted on Jan 20, 2021
One summer morning in June 2017, a pre-pandemic period that seems like a lifetime ago, the UK government announced plans to introduce new data protection legislation. The existing Data Protection Act 1998 was almost Victorian, given that it pre-dated social media and smartphones. Furthermore, legislation was needed to implement the coming General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). The Data Protection Bill 2017-18 received its Royal Assent on 23 May 2018 to become the Data Protection Act (DPA) 2018.
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How Many Data Protection Principles Are There?
Posted on Jan 11, 2021
Considerable debate has always occurred over the issue of whether the EU General Data Protection Regulations (EU GDPR) contains six principles or seven. Fast forward to 2021 - the UK has now left the European Union (EU) with a trade agreement, which includes a bridging period to allow data to flow from the UK to the EU for six months whilst the adequacy agreement is decided.
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