DRM Institute & GDPR Experts Blog
Thought of the Day: Google and the right to be forgotten
In a recent landmark case, it was decided that Google must remove search results about a businessman’s criminal conviction. This could have wide-ranging repercussions. A similar claim by a different businessman for a more serious offence had been rejected by the same...
Building the cyber security community
Elizabeth Denham’s speech at the National Cyber Security Centre’s CYBERUK 2018 event, Manchester Central, 12 April 2018. Introduction If I seem a little comfortable in this spot, it’s perhaps because only three days ago I was right here welcoming people to our 2018...
Thought of the Day: The end of online passwords?
WebAuthn, short for Web Authentication, is a new web standard that is expected to end the use of passwords. Instead of having to remember lengthy and complex passwords, users will be able to use biometrics, like fingerprints, or devices that they already own, like...
Thought of the Day: Are we ready for the GDPR?
The enforcement date for the General Data Protection Regulation is looming ever closer. With all the build up and planning, is everyone ready? According to one government survey (released January 2018), 38% of businesses and 44% of charities say they have heard of the...
Thought of the Day: How much could Facebook be fined?
With Facebook’s privacy practices being investigated, it’s a good time to ask how much the company could potentially be fined. According to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Facebook will be investigated to see if they engaged in ‘unfair acts that cause...
GDPR Thought of the Day – What’s mine, is now yours
Pseudonymisation is a complex looking, rather difficult to pronounce, word for what is actually a very elegant solution to the marketing dilemma posed by GDPR. Just as organisations have been gathering more and more detail about our likes, personality types, and...