by Flowz | Sep 20, 2021 | GDPR Blog
When it comes to data privacy, today’s top headlines are usually related to some kind of data breach or misuse of data. Whilst these are significant issues, an even bigger concern is the way companies handle consumer data. This is what the General Data Protection...
by Flowz | Aug 24, 2021 | Recent Breach
We were promised huge fines and GDPR has finally delivered. Last week, Amazon’s financial records revealed that officials in Luxembourg are fining the retailer €746 million (£636m) for breaching the European regulation. The fine is unprecedented: it’s the biggest GDPR...
by Flowz | Aug 24, 2021 | GDPR Blog
If I were to ask you what your highest value business asset is, other than your staff and colleagues, what would you say? Your offices? Your library? Your computers and furniture? While those may be important and expensive assets, there is one that is far more vital:...
by Flowz | Jul 22, 2021 | GDPR Blog
Businesses need to ensure if they use CCTV they do so legally and that any footage recorded is securely kept – unlike the recent incident involving the UK’s health secretary Matt Hancock. Shaky CCTV footage and still images of former health secretary Matt Hancock...
by Flowz | Jul 15, 2021 | Recent Breach
Fears over privacy after personal details shared with strangers The private data of thousands of NHS patients has been wrongly shared with strangers, including a case where a person’s HIV status was released, The Independent has learned. In one example, strangers...
by Flowz | Jun 9, 2021 | GDPR Blog
The European Commission (EC) on June 4, 2021 adopted a new set of Standard Contractual Clauses for international data transfers (New SCCs). The New SCCs take into account the Court of Justice of the European Union’s (CJEU) decision in Schrems II, requirements under...
by Flowz | May 26, 2021 | Recent Breach
The cyber attack suffered by the Irish health service could see the HSE fined €1m for GDPR failings – the maximum amount allowable under Irish law. The Data Protection Commission has confirmed it received notice of the massive breach from the HSE within 72 hours of it...
by Flowz | May 21, 2021 | GDPR Blog
We all remember it: the onslaught of emails from every newsletter we had ever signed up to asking us to confirm we were happy to stay in their database. The introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation three years ago threatened to cause ruptures in the way...
by Flowz | Apr 15, 2021 | GDPR Blog
Organisations have had to overcome countless challenges during the pandemic, but one that has continued to cause headaches is IT security for home workers. A remote workforce comes with myriad dangers, with employees relying on their home networks – and sometimes...
by Flowz | Nov 13, 2020 | Recent Breach
UK watchdog gives Experian nine-month ultimatum to change ‘illegal’ business practices or face punishment The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ordered credit rating giant Experian to stop profiting from the secretive enriching and processing of...
