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EU Commissioner Jourová: Privacy Shield, GDPR readiness, online hate speech and more…
Vera Jourová, the European Union Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, rounded off a recent three-day visit to the US in September with a speech at Berkeley School of Law on the current state of online privacy and consumer protection. Members of our Silicon Valley Privacy and Security team were there in person to hear Mrs Jourová address various topics, including the first joint annual review of Privacy Shield (which she co-launched on 18 September), the progress made for GDPR readiness to date and the ongoing issues of online hate speech and radicalisation.
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Big Data analytics in Europe - the reports of its death are greatly exaggerated
As GDPR is strengthens the rights of individuals in the EUs and becomes more prescriptive about the collection and use of data it doesn't forbid big data. Mark Webber explores the hurdles for businesses and how to handle big data with GDPR.
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Getting GDPR ready – as easy as 1, 2, 3 (er..4!)
Are you ready for this? Originally 261 pages, the GDPR has over 20,000 more words than Shakespeare's Hamlet and has probably resulted in more primers and updates in your inbox than your IT department's imposed storage limits will tolerate. Headlines like: "Companies who've not started GDPR readiness will not be ready on time" and "GDPR fines up to 4% of worldwide turnover" intended to scare, actually scare you. Getting "GDPR ready" may seem a daunting task – but with careful planning, project management and prioritisation, it is an achievable one.