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May 9, 2017

Will EU’s new data reg hit your bank?

This article originally was published on Banking Exchange. Strict consumer data privacy and security regulations aren’t new to the financial services sector. However, the upcoming European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and ePrivacy regulation add a new layer of complexity to existing practices, forcing financial service professionals to depart from business as usual when…
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April 13, 2017

GDPR: Territorial Scope. Why the Regulation Applies Even If Your Company Is Not Based in the EU

Lawyers typically start their data protection compliance assessments by asking 2 simple questions: what data and where? The next step then flows logically to define which laws apply, depending upon where the data collection and processing operations take place. From there, a gap analysis is undertaken to detail a risk estimation related to data usage…
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March 29, 2017

Everything You Need to Know About the GDPR. An Interview With Aurelie Pols. (Part 2)

This is the second part of the Q&A with Aurélie Pols. To read the first one, click here. What industries will the changes impact most and how will they affect them? Unfortunately, I don’t have a crystal ball. Many industries have invested in data over the past years, therefore companies and their respective industry organizations…
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March 22, 2017

Everything You Need to Know About the GDPR. An Interview With Aurelie Pols. (Part 1)

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has long been in the spotlight. And for a good reason – it is bound to profoundly affect organizations’ data operations. The Regulation comes into effect on May 25, 2018, which means it’s about time organizations revised their online strategies to have them in place before the law takes…
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January 18, 2017

ePrivacy Regulation: what will the new EU law mean for your business?

On January 10, 2017, the European Commission has published an official draft of the so-called ePrivacy legislation which changes its status from a Directive to a Regulation. Not sure what this means? The change will have far-reaching consequences for EU law as the new ePrivacy regulation will surely impact the way business software is used.…
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February 3, 2016

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): Actionable Facts and Steps to Follow

By the end of 2015, the European Commission agreed on a new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). A growing tendency to implement and develop a customer-centric approach requires reassessing outdated privacy laws.
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