The Purpose of Data Protection Authorities
The EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) created Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) to monitor the application of the regulation. This article will cover what DPAs are, what they do, what...
GDPR Processing Activities Examples
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an EU law concerning data protection and privacy. The regulation enacted rules about processing data and defined what activities constitute data processing. Notably, the...
GDPR-Like Consent Under Canadian Privacy Laws
Canadian organizations come under both federal and provincial laws on data privacy, including the need to get "meaningful consent." In 2019, Canadian privacy commissioners issued new guidelines detailing principles for such...
Open-Source Projects and the GDPR
Open-source projects have become the mainstay in the digital world. With almost every website developer, app, and travel review website including a forum or public coding, open-sourcing is now how...
Practical Guide to Privacy by Design
Privacy by design is both a broad concept and a specific requirement of the GDPR. In both cases, privacy by design means using organizational and technical methods to reduce the...
Who is Exempt From the GDPR
Is your company exempt from the rules and regulations of the GDPR? Well, there's a longer answer than a simple yes or no. The General Data Protection Regulation Act (GDPR) of...