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Tag Archives: Privacy
Covid-19, GDPR and Temperature Checks
Emma Garland writes… Many countries have now been in some form of lockdown for a considerable length of time. As some of the lockdown measures are slowly being eased, one of the possible solutions to prevent a “second wave” is … Continue reading
Posted in coronavirus, COVID-19, Data Retention, GDPR, Human Rights, Privacy, Uncategorized
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, Data Retention, GDPR, Human Rights, Privacy
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The NHS COVID 19 Contact Tracing App: Part 3 The Human Rights Angle
Everyone will agree that the government needs to do everything it can to prevent the further spread of the Coronavirus and to “save lives” (except if your name is Dominic Cummings -Ed). However, there is much less consensus about the … Continue reading
Posted in coronavirus, COVID-19, Human Rights, NHS APP, Privacy, Uncategorized
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, Human Rights, NHS APP, Privacy
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Coronavirus and Police Use of Drones
The police have an important rule to play in the current coronavirus lockdown. However their actions must at all times be proportionate, transparent and (above all) lawful. Only yesterday, British Transport Police admitted they had wrongly charged a woman who was … Continue reading
Amazon: What does it know about us?
By Susan Wolf If you are like me, and currently self-isolating, then it is entirely possible that you are spending more time than usual browsing the internet, doing online shopping, buying books on your Kindle or watching movies on Amazon … Continue reading
PrivSec London Conference: Act Now Announces Winners of Free Tickets
Act Now is pleased to announce the winners of the 7 free delegate tickets for the PrivSec London Conference taking place on 4th and 5th February 2020. We are exhibiting at this two day event which will deliver top-level strategic content, insights, networking, and discussion around data … Continue reading
GDPR Subject Access Time Limits Reconsidered
Just like its predecessor (DPA 2018), the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) gives Data Subjects a right to make a Subject Access Request (SAR) to a Data Controller. This means that they can obtain: Confirmation that their data is being … Continue reading
Posted in Data Protection, GDPR, Privacy, Subject Access, Uncategorized
Tagged Data Protection, GDPR, Privacy, Subject Access
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First Two GDPR Enforcement Notices – Lessons Learnt
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recently served only its second Enforcement Notice for breaches of the GDPR. The first Enforcement Notice was issued in July 2018 against a Canadian company, AggregateIQ Data Services Ltd (AIQ). Strangely it was not published on … Continue reading
Act Now launches GDPR Policy Pack
The first fine was issued recently under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by the Austrian data protection regulator. Whilst relatively modest at 4,800 Euros, it shows that regulators are ready and willing to exercise their GDPR enforcement powers. Article … Continue reading
Posted in CCTV, Data Portability, dpia, GDPR, Policy pack, Privacy, Security, Subject Access, Uncategorized
Tagged CCTV, Data Portability, dpia, GDPR, Policy pack, Privacy, security, Subject Access, Uncategorized
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Data Protection Impact Assessments under GDPR
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force in about 10 months. There is plenty to learn and do before then including: Raising awareness about GDPR at all levels Reviewing how you address records management and information risk … Continue reading
Posted in Data Protection, EU DP Regulation, GDPR, information risk, personal data, PIA's, Privacy
Tagged EU, GDPR, Privacy
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Have you stopped speeding your car? Insurance companies and data protection.
I went on a Speed Awareness Course recently. I was not alone as 1,207,570 people did in 2015 and the numbers for 2016 will certainly be higher. There was a wonderful cross section of the population there and two … Continue reading
