DPO Archives

Singapore’s New Data Laws Lend a Competitive Advantage

July 30, 2021
Tim Crino
Consumer Privacy, Data Privacy, Data Protection, DPO, Governance, Privacy

Singapore has consistently kept abreast of changing data privacy laws over the past decade. Now, its Personal Data Protection Commission has updated data privacy protection laws to give itself broader enforcement power and mandate breach notifications. And notably, intentional and accidental mishandling of data will now be categorized as a criminal offense in Singapore. Other…

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2020 News in Review

Week Ending December 28 ICO Warns SolarWinds Victims to Report Breaches The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a warning to organizations compromised by the SolarWinds breach. The breach, which was carried out by Russian hackers, affected more than 18000 organizations worldwide. ICO requires UK data controllers subject to NIS regulations to report…

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Operationalizing data privacy: Bridging “the vision gap”

December 22, 2020
Jill Reber
Data Mapping and Inventory, Data Privacy, Data Protection, DPO, Privacy

Note: This article was originally published at https://www.logic2020.com/insight/operationalizing-data-privacy and is authored by Jill Reber, CEO/General Manager – Data Privacy of our Affiliate Member Logic 20/20 It’s been four years since the passing of GDPR made data privacy a key issue in global business conversations. Initially, many U.S. businesses were focused on getting their arms around…

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The Role of a Data Protection Officer

September 22, 2020
Amy Willcox
Data Protection, DPO, GDPR, Governance, Hiring

Privacy regulations such as the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and, more recently, Dubai’s Data Processing Law (DPL 2020) make it mandatory for organizations to appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO). Under GDPR, a DPO is required for any organization that consistently monitors EU-based data subjects on a large scale. This might exclude smaller…

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