The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) gave a firm shake-up to existing rules on how organisations should process and protect individuals’ personal data. Not least of which was the introduction of potentially crippling fines – reaching 4% of overall turnover. The Information Commissioner’s Office has already started proceedings against huge data-rich companies like Facebook and
The deadline for GDPR compliance is looming, and while the changes in EU law will impact every area of big business there is no overstating the risks for smaller enterprises as well. Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) tell us they feel the challenge of compliance is too big and too scary to consider tackling
Google may be hit with a 2% drop in revenue if a third of its users opt out of data sharing, Business Insider has reported today, following claims that changes in EU law are imposing on its ads business. The company’s parent owner, Alphabet, has notified clients of its concern that GDPR is going to
The GDPR is set to impact every area of big business – and smaller enterprises can’t ignore how the changes in EU law will affect them as well. The new regulation (General Data Protection Regulation, in full) has overhauled approaches to data protection across Europe, and by default, anyone who does business with Europeans. At
The GDPR promises to give individuals considerably more power over their data. Many consumers will think that means two things: No more spam, and no more cold callers. But is that really the case? People who value their privacy should be delighted that the EU has developed new regulation that gives them control over who