Five GDPR Lessons To Help Businesses Prepare For CCPA Enforcement
California’s new consumer privacy law, the CCPA, took effect on January 1, 2020. While enforcement didn’t kick in until July 1, a recent survey by PossibleNow, a consent solutions provider, found that only 25% of businesses expected to be fully prepared by the end of the six-month grace period. The lack of preparedness mirrors what […]
Tinder’s handling of user data is now under GDPR probe in Europe
Dating app Tinder is the latest tech service to find itself under formal investigation in Europe over how it handles user data. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today announced a formal probe of how Tinder processes users’ personal data; the transparency surrounding its ongoing processing; and compliance with obligations with regard to data subject […]
5 Pieces of GDPR Advice for Teams Without Privacy Compliance Staff
The task of making sure your organization is in full compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation may seem daunting, but the good news is there are plenty of resources available. Learn the Basics. The good news: Nobody we contacted for this article said, “Make sure that you read the entire text of the […]
ERI’s John Shegerian Warns Corporations to Protect Data as SHIELD Act is Signed Into Law
Citing the New York state SHIELD Act that was recently signed into law, John Shegerian, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of ERI, the nation’s leading fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, has warned of a rapidly shifting legal landscape for all businesses that manage customer data.The new legislation follows the GDPR trend […]
Sweden’s First GDPR Fine Goes to a High School Piloting Facial Recognition Attendance
A school in northern Sweden experimented with facial recognition as a system to document student attendance, and the Swedish Data Protection Authority (DPA) fined the municipality 200,000 SEK (about $20,699) for violating the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It’s the first time the country has been fined for violating the digital privacy violation, which began […]
GDPR, CCPA Reshape Customer Privacy Strategies
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations provide an opportunity for executives, particularly the chief marketing officer (CMO), to drive strategic objectives rather than suffer loss of consumer confidence and data. The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) impose new digital […]
GDPR’s First-Year Impact by the Numbers
It has been a year since the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance deadline kicked in, and in that time the landmark privacy and cybersecurity regulatory rules have made waves worldwide among enterprises with European connections. GDPR has raised the bar for privacy and security awareness at the board level, as well as assured […]
It’s Been One Year Since GDPR Scared the Crap Out of Silicon Valley, What’s Next?
Get out the streamers and balloons: May 25 is the one year anniversary of the General Data Protection Regulation coming into effect, the day the world’s most important digital privacy legislation became law. The law was hyped up to come in with a roar. It’s spent much of the last year in a whisper. The […]
ERI Featured in Wall Street Journal Coverage of Secure Tech Recycling Surge in Wake of GDPR Rules
Read the Original WSJ Article ERI, the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste and the world’s largest cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company, has been featured in a Wall Street Journal article about Europe’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) laws. The article, titled “EU Rule Prompts Security-Focused Tech Recycling at U.S. Companies,” describes the pressing need […]
Large GDPR Fines Are Imminent, EU Privacy Regulators Say
Companies can expect large penalties from the European Union this summer, more than a year after the sweeping General Data Protection Regulation took effect last May. Officials from Ireland and the U.K. said they are investigating major GDPR cases and plan to announce enforcement actions in the next few months, adding that the cases took […]