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The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) did NOT make all processing of personal data unlawful, though it seems than many think this, says Michael Kaiser, data protection officer at
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A 50 Million Euro GDPR fine recently issued by French data protection authority CNIL provides actionable lessons for companies handling personal information for advertising purposes. First and foremost, refrain from
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Does your company have the data processing agreements required by the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when it engages third parties to assist with its data processing activities?

The
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The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued expanded guidance on “Personal Data” under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Here are the highlights:

Pseudonymization does not change the
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