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Monthly Archives October 2017

Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) 100 List – 2017

October 24, 2017, Categories  News Comments No comments

In order to establish the shortlist for the Board Talent Index from within the BAME community, executive recruitment firm Green Park applied a soft scoring method based on the criteria it believes separates REALmodels from other diverse leaders. These criteria focus on influencing positive change and development in business and are each graded out of 25.
The criteria:

R = Recognised: accredited for the good that they do
E = Extraordinary: not just achieved but excelled in their efforts
A = Authentic: known for being true to their undisputed origin
L = Leading: climbed the ladder of their organisations and achieved success

Once the REALmodel leaders are identified, the jud...
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Take a Chance on Me? Not worth the risk when it comes to the GDPR

October 20, 2017, Categories  Thought Leadership Comments No comments

The cost of compliance is much less than the price of failure.

To most readers of my blog, this adage may sound obvious, with respect to the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation 2016/679). Nonetheless, it’s advice isn’t universally observed.

Some months ago, I was talking to a director of a well-known European financial services company about the impact Regulation 2016/679 would have on the business. But I wasn’t fully prepared for his response. “We can afford to pay the fines,” he said.

Wow!

There then followed a couple of seconds of silence as I composed myself...

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Do you still worship at the Temple of Big Data?

October 10, 2017, Categories  data protection, EU General Data Protection Regulation, Henley Business School, News, Social marketing practice, Thought Leadership Comments No comments

Major personal data breaches are happening at a rate of one a day – Equifax, BUPA, Deloitte, NHS, Nottingham County Council, Islington Council, HCA Healthcare and many, many more. Wanna Cry? (I bet you do).

Do you live in fear of whether you’re next? It doesn’t have to be this way. We are transitioning to an era in which individuals have both the skills and the opportunities to choose how they manage and share their personal data to achieve a range of beneficial outcomes.

Digital evangelists like Stephen Deadman, Global Deputy Chief Privacy Officer at Facebook remains optimistic about the future, rather than terrified by it...

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Legality of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC’s) hangs in the balance awaiting decision by CJEU

October 3, 2017, Categories  European Commission, Legal update, Thought Leadership Comments No comments

Ireland’s High Court has just ruled today (Tuesday 3 October 2017) that the decision to ban the use of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) by social media giants like Facebook, Microsoft and Google to transfer users’ personal data to the US must be initially decided by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).

Giving her judgment in open court, Irish High Court Judge Caroline Costello said: “I have decided to ask the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling. European Union law guarantees a high level of protection to EU citizens…they are entitled to an equivalent high level of protection when their data is transferred outside of the European Economic Area.”

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