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GDPR: gain business advantage from the data regulation shake-up

GDPR is one of the most over-used terms of the year, even outranking Beyoncé in Google search interest. It’s true that GDPR comes with its challenges, with privacy breaches now meaning potential fines of up to four per cent of global turnover. However, it also marks a positive step towards the business community taking the
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GDPR is now in force: make sure you don’t get caught out

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) represents an important and necessary step towards protecting users’ privacy and providing more transparency. However, for many businesses, the buzz around GDPR has made it appear to be an unnecessarily complex administrative task that, by law, they must address. A recent survey bears this out and found that less
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GDPR: company campaigns that are ‘on brand’

GDPR is on everyone’s minds and it’s been difficult to ignore the number of oddly-worded emails filling up our inboxes. Every business operating in the EU is affected by the new data protection regulation. Some have grown anxious over what re-consent will mean for their CRM system and sales, while others see this an as
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Six in ten workers haven’t had GDPR training despite tomorrow’s deadline

New figures out today have revealed that six in ten office workers haven’t been given training on how to deal with the new GDPR regulations despite new rules coming in tomorrow (25th May 2018). Almost half of those polled also admit they don’t think all data in their organisation was secure yet. Office product specialist
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Data protection officers, security issues and the positive impacts of GDPR

Headlines surrounding the imminent arrival of GDPR give dire warnings of the potential fines for not adhering to the new regulations. Additionally, there is a fair amount of conflicting information on what needs to be done to be ready for the implementation of GDPR and to comply with the new laws. It is important to
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Less than a third of companies feel ready for the GDPR

Less than a third of companies think that they are ready for GDPR ahead of the deadline on 25th May. New research from Apricorn shows that many businesses are not confident that they’ll meet compliance standards – 81 per cent could think of an area where they might fail. Half of organisations who know that the GDPR
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The rush to comply with GDPR: Five mistakes that could cost you

Only 29 per cent of small businesses and 41 per cent of mid-size businesses in Europe have taken steps to prepare for the GDPR, according to IDC, and there’s no reason to think that organisations elsewhere in the world are any more ready for the May 2018 deadline. But panicking can do more harm than
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How loans websites can get GDPR ready

UK business owners, websites and organisations will have to start adhering to the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that officially come into force on May 25th 2018. GDPR is designed to increase data privacy laws across Europe (as while the UK is leaving the EU, it still adopts incoming EU legislation
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