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Introduction to the GDPR: Key Concepts and Principles

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a comprehensive legal framework that governs the collection, processing, and storage of personal data belonging to individuals within the European Union and the European Economic Area. Although the UK has left the European Union it has retained the GDPR as the UK GDPR.

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The Benefits of GDPR Compliance

The benefits of GDPR compliance are very broad. Over the last few decades data has emerged as the most important asset any business can have. Sometimes described as “the new oil” data and data processing has transformed the world. Without it most modern economies could not function and things like

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Personal Data Processing Defined

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provides the regulatory framework for processing personal data within the European Union (EU) and the UK. It defines key terms like data subjects (individuals whose data is processed), data controllers (entities that determine processing purposes), and data processors (entities that handle data on behalf

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What is data protection by design?

Problem Data protection by default and by design is a key pillar of GDPR. It is a key way that data processors show their respect for personal data and the people whose data they collect. However, many companies - especially smaller ones - do not understand the concept. Nor do

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Five Benefits of GDPR Compliance

What are the benefits of GDPR compliance? The GDPR (general data protection regulation) has been with us for many years now. Yet organisations still struggle to meet their data protection and data security duties. Worse, others wonder whether GDPR compliance is worth bothering with and their business has other priorities

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Personal Use of Data and GDPR

Since the GDPR came into force, one of the grey areas has been the personal use of data. This means there is a question about how far people can intrude into other people’s privacy for personal reasons. For example, filming yourself in a public space and uploading that video to

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