Survey finds US and UK Companies Slow to Prepare for GDPR Compliance
A recent survey, conducted by Dimensional Research, has revealed that the levels of unpreparedness for both US and UK firms for compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are high. Results seen in both the UK and US studies confirm the clients’ fears about the difficulty of privacy management. It also backs up the claims that technology investment will play a massive role in complying with GDPR and...
Public Whois Registry Likely to be Affected by GDPR
The EU GDPR Law will have a significant impact on the businesses that process and manage EU citizens’ data. WHOIS is a member of Domain Name sector that is likely to be affected by the new data protection legislation. The introduction of these new laws will be a delicate process for companies as they work to comply with the guidelines from the European Union and the ICANN. WHOIS supplies a database where internet users to find domain...
GDPR to be incorporated in new UK Data Protection Bill
The British Government has completeded the Data Protection Bill that aims to align the country’s data protection regime with the soon to be introduced European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This will allow UK citizens to have more control over their private personal information and impose harsher penalties on the companies that breach the laws. The Bill is part of the multi-billion National Cyber Security Strategy....
GDPR Leads Lloyds to Alter Marketing Campaigns
Lloyds Banking Group has taken steps to introduce new marketing campaigns due to the coming introduction of the European Union’s GDPR legislation, a new set of guidelines on data privacy and security. Lloyds is moving from product-focused campaigns to the content-focused strategies in line with the GDPR legislation. Lloyds is one of the groups that has spent a considerable amount of money preparing for the new regulations....
Snapchat Video Post Causes Nursing Assistant Sacked
A nursing helper from the Parkside Manor assisted-living service in Kenosha, WI. has been sacked for showing a video of a nearly nude 93-year-old Alzheimer’s patient as well as distributing the file on Snapchat. In recent months an unpleasant tendency has developed concerning nurses taking pictures as well as videos of old patients and distributing the files on social media nets. The videos and images display patients in performing...