Data Protection Insights

Article 30 GDPR – Records of Processing Activities.

13 July 2022

One of the measures imposed by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament (General Data Protection Regulation – “the GDPR”) relates to the obligation for controllers and processors to keep a record of processing activities relating to personal data, known as "Register of processing activities” (RoPA).

Personal Data Breaches Notification

11 April 2022

Have you ever sent an email to the incorrect email address or received postal mail which was not addressed to you? I think the answer is: who hasn’t.

EDPB publishes a new set of SCCs

14 June 2021

'New' SCCs for international data transfers are out now. Key takeaways: The ‘old’ SCCs can still be used for new data transfers for a further period of 3 months following the date the ‘New’ SCCs come into force (27 June 2021).

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Need for stronger enforcement of the GDPR – EU Parliament

30 March 2021

"The EU Parliament has recently voted and confirmed that, to date, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been an overall success and does not need any amendments. However, the EU Parliament acknowledges that the focus should be targeted towards implementation efforts and strengthening the enforcement of the Regulation.

Schrems-II Case: ECJ Invalidates EU-US Privacy Shield and Upholds Standard Contractual Clauses

23 July 2020

Following the judgment of the case C-311/18 ‘Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland and Maximillian Schrems’, the European Court of Justice invalidated the EU-US Privacy Shield negotiated between the EU Commission and the USA for the transfer of personal data from the EU to the USA. The impact of the decision is immediate.

COVID-19 – Remote Working and Data Protection Implications

21 April 2020

Source: covid19.law

Technology preparedness in the modern workplace

24 March 2020

RSM understands that these are uncertain times for individuals, communities and businesses as the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak continues to spread around the world. We want to help however we can by providing information and resources for businesses to weather this storm.

Effective Security Incident Management

27 December 2019

When it comes to cybersecurity, the lack of confidence from businesses is understandable because the reality today is that the threats are greater than protection - the hacker is always two steps ahead.

The positive and negative consequences of GDPR

17 December 2019

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which came into force in May 2018, is identified as the key driver to businesses taking the first steps in cybersecurity. More than one year on from the implementation of GDPR, the legislation is justifiably seen as a champion of security, but there have been some unintended consequences.