Category News

February 12, 2018,  Brand marketing, EU General Data Protection Regulation, News, Thought Leadership  No comments

The Financial Times reports this morning (Monday 12 Feb 2018) that Unilever, the world’s second-largest advertiser has warned social media giants Google and Facebook that it will pull its advertising from their platforms if they continue to ‘’foster hate’’ or fail to act responsibly in the wake of the exponential increase in offensive and unlawful content that is posted on its platforms and represents a direct assault on the rights, freedoms and interests of millions of data subjects, including children.

The climate has turned and social media giants now find themselves in a media storm where sitting back and doing nothing is no longer an option...

January 5, 2018,  Consumer behaviour, EU General Data Protection Regulation, European Commission, Henley Business School, Legal update, News, Thought Leadership  No comments

Apple has just issued a second customer warning for owners of its iPhones, iPads and MAC products that they are affected by a processor flaw that could leave them vulnerable to hackers.

The US tech giant urged its millions of customers to only download software from trusted sources after the security vulnerabilities, known as Meltdown and Spectre, were revealed on Wednesday.

According to the Press Association (PA News), there’s no evidence that the security flaws that affect computer processors built by Intel and ARM – have so far been exploited by hackers, although companies including Microsoft have been working to provide urgent fixes.

Apple says it had released software ...

December 6, 2017,  Brand marketing, data protection, EU General Data Protection Regulation, News, Thought Leadership  No comments

November 18, 2017,  EU General Data Protection Regulation, Henley Business School, News  No comments

October 24, 2017,  News  No comments

October 10, 2017,  data protection, EU General Data Protection Regulation, Henley Business School, News, Social marketing practice, Thought Leadership  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...

September 7, 2017,  EU General Data Protection Regulation, Legal update, News  No comments

With less than 200 working days left before Regulation 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation) kicks in, a new global study published by the Centre for Information Policy Leadership – a privacy and security think tank – claims that organisations in the US, South America, Europe and Asia are confused about the legal basis for processing personal data under the GDPR.

A total of 223 senior managers of multi-national companies (57% Data Controllers, 43% Data Processors) responded to the survey across a wide variety of sectors including financial services, healthcare, pharma, technology and telecoms.

The authors of the study explored the reasons why organisations choose to r...

August 8, 2017,  data protection, Data Protection Act 1998, EU General Data Protection Regulation, Legal update, News  No comments

The British Government  has just announced (Monday 7 August 2017) that it will incorporate Directive 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation) along with specific derogations permitted under the GDPR as well as the Data Protection Law Enforcement Directive (DPLED) into UK law.

The move effectively repeals the current Data Protection Act 1998.

This follows a short consultation period (12 April – 10 May 2017) that called for views and which included 170 submissions from a wide range of professional bodies, legal and consumer groups, local government, technology companies, global organisations and academic institutions (7...

August 6, 2017,  Banks, EU General Data Protection Regulation, European Commission, News, Thought Leadership  No comments

This is a short 5 minute filmed interview produced by Liberum Investment Bank for its clients in London and New York on the Directive 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation). Recorded in London in July 2017.

Copyright Liberum Investment Bank 2017.

July 27, 2017,  EU General Data Protection Regulation, Legal update, News, Thought Leadership  No comments

One of the most important and fundamental principles of data protection under Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) is the Principle of Minimisation. Arguably, it’s the one principle can help satisfy the need to manage security, data protection and privacy objectives, especially with respect to the Internet of Things (IoT).

Under Art.5(1)(c), GDPR, the Data Controller must ensure that ‘processing of personal data shall be adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed.’ This is about ensuring that staff are only processing personal data in accordance with the purposes and once these have been satisfied, it’s safest to del...