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It just got revealed that 50 million Facebook profiles were harvested by Cambridge Analytica in a major data breach. Most people give all their personal information to Facebook without ever thinking how it may be used. Once you share your personal data, it is just a matter of time before your personal data will be stolen, leaked, or misused – just as it happened with Facebook. Can you trust the platform or their ability to protect your data? Next time you should ask about lawful basis for processing your personal data There are no current laws in United States , maybe it’s a time, that establish the lawful basis for processing data. The European Union has passed such a law in 2017 and it’s going into effect in May 2018. It is called the General Data Protection Regulation - GDPR.   According to GDPR laws, the company must be able to prove and describe what lawful basis they have to store and use your personal information. The company can use several types of legal grounds ...

Coming May 2018, users in European Union and United States will start asking businesses about their consent. It is a BIG DEAL! New GDPR laws create much stricter rules for getting and managing user consent on organizations and businesses regardless of their size. Here are a few questions and answers to help your business achieve compliance with GDPR to avoid fines of up to €20 million. What will GDPR mean for your business? How will my business need to be compliant with GDPR and the tougher demand for user consent? GDPR prohibit all processing of personal information without lawful reason. The new requirement requires you to make it lawful by asking each and every individual for consent to process their personal information. How my business does collects user consents? Forget those lengthy terms of service. Thanks to the new law, no more reading through legal mambo jumbo, and who reads it besides the lawyers anyways. User consent cannot be buried in those leng...

Meet the new term in the new general data protection regulation (GDPR) – “lawful basis for processing data”. In the heart of this new term are new rules for obtaining and managing user consent. So, let’s dig into what this will it mean for your business or an organization! You’ve got mail! Yes, another junk email just appeared in your inbox. Before you click delete, first check who sent it to you and why. Maybe you ordered a new swimsuit a few months back, but were you also asked, if it was ok to be contacted by the seller once a week, forever and ever? The new law turns this question around to protect you. Does the seller have a lawful basis to store and process your personal data? And what is the basis that they used to send you an email in the first place? What exactly does “lawful basis for processing data” mean? According to GDPR laws, the company must be able to prove and describe what lawful basis they use to store and use your personal information. The company c...

The new EU laws taking effect on May 25 th 2018 bring stronger protection for our children online. If you are a business or organization that collects data on children, for instance, children’s swim class registration, you should read about the huge consequences for your business. We are already working with large multinational companies, banks, and IT vendors to help them to comply with the new laws. They all have their hands full when GDPR is enforced. What if you are a small business, social club or non-profit organization? Even in that case, your business or organization does not get exempt from the requirements for a parental consent A high bar for lawful basis The EU's new regulation for collecting, storing and processing of personal data greatly strengthens the protection of children below the age of 16. The biggest change is a high bar to prove that your company has the lawful basis for processing data about the child. For example, if you are offering an ...

Most, if not all companies, small and large, non-profits, social clubs and associations collect and process personal information in many ways and forms. Here is a quick summary on how GDPR will affect you and your company, regardless whether you are located in Europe or any place else, like the United States, Canada, and anywhere else in the world. On May 25’th 2018 a new regulation will be enforced that strengthens personal data security regulations and places tough requirements on how business can collect, store and process any and all personal information. Why should I care? The simple answer is because of the hefty fines you may incur if you violate those regulations. Penalties for organizations in breach of GDPR can be fined up to 4% of annual global turnover or €20 Million (whichever is greater). Where should you start? We are here to help you with your first step to gain a better understanding of what GDPR is and what changes your company must make to follow t...

According to January 2018 survey by MediaPro over 50% of United State employees never heard of GDPR. This lack of understanding among the average U.S. employee could prove costly.  Fines for GDPR non-compliance could total up to 4 percent of an organization's annual global turnover or $27 million U.S. dollars, whichever is greater. The GDPR, which any organization worldwide must comply with if they handle the personal data of EU citizens, goes into effect May 25 this year. REQUIREMENTS OF THE NEW GDPR LEGISLATION This new laws imposes a wide range of requirements on organizations that collect or process personal data, including requirements to comply with key principles of consumer data protection and fairness. New privacy laws across the world Transparency, fairness, and lawfulness in the handling and use of personal data. Businesses will need to be clear with individuals about how they are using personal data and will also need a “lawful basis” to process t...