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Data protection for companies simply explained
The EU Data Protection Regulation obliges companies to handle the personal data entrusted to them with care. The following article provides an overview of the topics that companies should focus on in particular.
DPA or no DPA? 5 cases that DO NOT require a data processing agreement
Handling sensitive, personal data can be a delicate matter. The GDPR defines the areas of responsibility regarding technical and organizational questions more or less clearly. There are several regulations concerning data processing agreements.
Documentation of Data Protection: Why compliance with the GDPR does not equal protection against penalties
Your company's compliance with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation is crucial. However, the lawgiver requires more than mere compliance. You are also required to document your data protection practice in a very specific manner. We give you tips and pointers on how to document your data protection in a legal and time-saving manner.
GDPR Training: Teaching your Employees Data Protection, efficiently and legally watertight
In order to achieve compliance with data protection, employee training is mandatory for every company – including yours. Depending on the size and structure of the company, however, the realization of the training course can prove to be logistically and financially challenging. Find out more about how to make your staff training efficient.
Consequences of the EU General Data Protection Regulation
The new EU General Data Protection Regulation is meant to standardize European data protection law. The new regulation, which will enter into force in the first quarter of 2018 based on current planning (while approval of the EU Parliament is still outstanding), will discontinue the previous concept of a European data protection directive (which had established the general principles under data protection law) and the data protection regulations of individual states building on this, and will replace it with an EU General Data Protection Regulation applying directly in all EU member states.
- Bring Your Own Device: Data Privacy Recommendations and Technical Implementation
- Privacy Laws in Germany - developments over three decades
- Data Privacy in the Cloud: A Dozen Myths and Facts
- A report on the IAPP data protection conference in Washington DC
- Data protection agreement: negotiations between the EU and the US falter
- President Obama introduces a framework for US data protection regulations
- Data protection: using leased copy machines
- Hamburg Data Protection Authority: Data protection-conforming use of Google Analytics
- Data Protection in Turkey: Data exchange between Germany and Turkey
- Data Protection in Dubai: The DIFC Data Protection Law