The Flowz Blog
Here are some articles published related to Flowz and GDPR that we think you’ll find interesting.
GDPR and Brexit – a view from the European Commission
Officials from the European Commission outline what Brexit will mean for GDPR compliance, including the current extension until the end of October. What happens to GDPR during the Brexit extension period? The UK remains an EU member state and so EU law is still...
GDPR – Six key stages of the Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)
GDPR – Six key stages of the Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)The DPIA is one of the specific processes mandated by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Organisations must carry out a DPIA where a planned or existing processing operation –“is likely...
Automating customer consent: data privacy in the age of data capitalism
Unless businesses want to be on the front page; consumer trust in data privacy is essential. GDPR introduces the key principles of data privacy by design and default. Consumers and business are recognising that data privacy is more than just data...
Customers need to be at the centre of GDPR plans
Responding to a breach is not just about data, it is about taking care of, and protecting, customers The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has shone a light on how businesses prepare for, and respond to, a data breach. With cyber criminals becoming...
UK trade sector risks GDPR fines over poor data disposal
In the two months following the introduction of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), 44% of businesses in the trade sector did not wipe the data from redundant IT equipment before disposal. This is the main finding of a survey of more than...
ICO fines two firms for over one million nuisance calls made to TPS subscribers
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined two companies that made nearly 1.73 million direct marketing phone calls to people registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS). It is against the law to make marketing calls to numbers that have been...
Many firms still stuck in GDPR prep phase six months after its initiation
Many organisations have still not embedded data protection practices into their day to day business operations, according to Stewart Room, lead partner for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and data protection at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). After a...
Cisco’s Chief Privacy Officer on the future of data after GDPR
The May 25th deadline to meet the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation requirements came and went, but the work of chief privacy officers is far from over. With EU and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation data privacy frameworks, the future of data use and...
Flowz achieves accreditation on G-Cloud 10
Flowz has successfully been listed on G-Cloud 10, making its SaaS-based Product and services available to NHS Trusts via the latest iteration of government’s procurement framework. Trusts can access the key services needed to successfully deploy an electronic patient...