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EDPB launch One-Stop Shop register of decisions

June 27, 2020, Categories EU General Data Protection Regulation, European Data Protection Board, Guru in a Bottle No comments

Described as a ‘treasure chest’ of decisions, it will help DPOs and Data Controllers understand what’s happening on the ground.

Unsurprisingly, most decisions on the lead SA pivot on the protection of data subject rights and the legal basis for processing.

Where action by the Lead SA has been taken in the wake of multiple-jurisdiction infringements, this has been more about compliance orders and a ‘slap on the wrist’ for the data controller rather than imposing headline catching fines, trying to find a consensual approach to remedy data privacy breaches.

An excellent example of Jugaad Innovation

May 29, 2020, Categories Guru in a Bottle No comments

A brilliant example of Jugaad Innovation for PPE Facemasks for those who need to lip read.

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Legacy of Lynn Faulds-Wood (1948-2020)

May 16, 2020, Categories Guru in a Bottle No comments

I was really lucky to have worked with Lynn Faulds-Wood and John Stapleton when the dynamic duo presented Watchdog in the early ‘90s.

In those days, the production office was sandwiched between Kilroy (floor below) and That’s Life (floor above) at BBC Lime Grove Studios in Hammersmith (now sadly long gone). However, my memories of working with Lynn and John and meeting them years after we’d all left the show have stayed with me ever since.

I remember Lynn and John saying to me that they thought I wrote really well for TV and they never changed a word of the scripts I would write for them. That was high praise given it was my first AP job in telly.

I had come across ...

Remembering the sacrifice of the Jewish Community

January 20, 2019, Categories Guru in a Bottle No comments

I would like to mark the sacrifice of the Jewish Community as a result of the atrocities that made the world a darker place in WWII.

These Holocaust survivors have a message

These eight Holocaust Survivors have come together again to send you a message that you won’t be able to forget.For International Holocaust Remembrance Day, show them you’re listening...

Does blockchain give organizations superhuman powers when it comes to processing data?

November 18, 2018, Categories Guru in a Bottle No comments

The integrity and protection of personal data is a massive business continuity, risk and technology issue for companies around the world in sectors such as healthcare and banking.

And there’s also a double-whammy.

Organizations must comply with higher global standards in data protection, privacy and security brought about by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other comparable data protection laws and regulations starting to emerge in other countries such as Brazil, California, Dubai, India and Singapore.

A simple explanation of blockchain

Blockchain is a distributed database that exists on multiple computers (or nodes) all at the same time...

What’s the link between Mahatma Gandhi and the virtual classroom?

November 18, 2018, Categories Guru in a Bottle No comments

Education is one of the biggest growth markets over the next 25 years, according to research by the World Economic Forum (WEF).

“Technological innovation is fundamentally transforming education, and updating the skills required for the contemporary workplace. Building future-ready education systems requires designing curricula fit for the 21st century, coupled with the consistent delivery of a basic education for everyone that builds a solid foundation for a lifetime of adapting and developing new abilities. Specialized education should provide in-demand skills, and address the disconnect between employer needs and existing instruction in order to optimize global talent...

Can the truth be stranger than fiction?

November 18, 2018, Categories Guru in a Bottle No comments

My 16-year-old daughter Zara loves Instagram. So does her 11-year old sister, Aviva.

I hope they don’t mind me sharing that with you! And probably millions of others like them all over the world are aimlessly scrolling through Instagram rather than doing their homework on a wet Wednesday evening when they need a break from studying or are simply bored of checking out vlogs on YouTube – another favourite pastime rather than watching TV (which they don’t).

What’s interesting is the way that, post after post, about fashion, make-up, music, games, staying healthy and what to say to boys tends to have the same captions.

With young children and teenagers, social media i...

You never know who you’ll bump into on a rainy afternoon in Richmond, England!

May 30, 2018, Categories Guru in a Bottle No comments

Speaking at the CIPD Learning & Development Conference 2018

April 28, 2018, Categories Guru in a Bottle No comments

Great to see so many people at the excellent CIPD Learning & Development Conference 2018 at Olympia, London on Thursday 26 April 2018. I managed to catch up with my colleagues at the Henley Business School stand as well as bump into my publisher Helen Kogan, CEO, Kogan Page! I delivered a presentation about GDPR and HR – busy times!