At the end of January 2021, we hosted our first webinar of the new year, with a focus on the data protection challenges for the year ahead. To date, this has been viewed more than 250 times!
In our last webinar for 2021, Kellie reflects on how accurate the predictions were and give a sneak preview of what she believes the challenges for 2022 will be. A reminder of the predictions:
On the 10th September 2021, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) released its proposal to reforming UK Data Protection laws, called "Data: a new direction". The document included removing the need for Data Protection Officers, records of processing activities, and data protection impact assessments. In its place is a concept of a more flexible, risk-based 'privacy management programme'.
Eleanor Roosevelt once stated that you should "learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself". This quote resonates with us as we believe that you can learn from every personal data breach that has occurred, regardless of how large or small it is. Every two months we will host a lunch and learn webinar where the focus will be learning from data breaches that have hit the news in the UK and abroad.
According to the Office for National Statistics, in April 2020, the number of remote workers increased to 46% of the population. Now with the easing of lockdown measures, many businesses are considering or are already implementing what the Financial Times calls a "split model' a.k.a "hybrid working" that divides the time between the home and the office. If home-office working is to become the norm, then organisations need to consider the data protection challenges they will be faced with.
The Children's Code, formerly known as The Age Appropriate Design Code came into effect on 2nd September 2020, with a 12-month transition period. The Code of Practice translates the GDPR into design standards for apps, online games, and web and social media sites, likely to be accessed by children. With 4 months until the 2nd September 2021 do you know what steps you need to take to be compliant?
Data leaks are a serious problem for organisations and individuals. In this day and age, individuals freely provide personal information to organisations, therefore a data leak can have a significant impact on both the company and the person. They often involve the exposure of personal data (such as name, address and financial details), with additional damage to the company or organisation in terms of potential financial loss and reputational damage.
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