With less than three months to go until the introduction of the new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), now is the time for small businesses to begin implementing new and improved data handling policies. According to recent research, two out of five businesses have not started to plan for next year’s new data compliance legislation.
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Two-thirds of start-ups aren’t data compliant ahead of GDPR
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With the intention of bringing awareness about GDPR to startups, email service provider Mailjet commissioned an international survey (launched on Product Hunt), asking startups to rate where their company stands in terms of key requirements of the new regulation which will come into effect May 25th, 2018. Of over 4,000 startups who completed the quiz,
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Half of businesses still unaware of GDPR – are you prepared?
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PORT.im’s survey of 100 business leaders has revealed that there is widespread misunderstanding of GDPR and data protection rules. The research reveals only 27 per cent of businesses believed GDPR applied to their business, despite 73 per cent answering that they collected personal data on their customers – a strong indication that GDPR does apply.
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Half of brand websites are still not GDPR compliant
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Two thirds of UK marketers see the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as a strategic opportunity, yet 42 per cent of brand websites are still not compliant. These findings come from a new research report by Ensighten, a leader in omni-channel data services that helps some of the world’s biggest brands navigate regulatory complexity to
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GDPR countdown – are you ready?
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Last year the UK government announced the Data Protection Act 1998 will be replaced by General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) from May 2018. The previous act was drafted before the internet and cloud computing had transformed the way personal data is traded and potentially exploited by businesses. GDPR aims to not only resolve these issues
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UK SMEs spent 600 hours over the last year preparing for GDPR
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With six months to go until the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deadline of 25 May 2018, new research today reveals the average UK SME has spent over 80 days (600 hours) preparing for the legislation over the past year. Whilst nearly two thirds of UK SMEs are now planning for GDPR (61 per cent),
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Ten things every employers needs to know about GDPR
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On 25 May 2018 the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force and will change the way organisations manage personal data. With less than six months to go, XpertHR advises that employers should start preparing now and has compiled a top 10 list of things all employers need to know about the GDPR. The
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GDPR – don’t ditch the data
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Over the past decade the vast majority of businesses have invested heavily in collecting reams of customer data; indeed this data increasingly informs every aspect of business strategy. It may, therefore, come as a surprise to many CMOs and CXOs to discover that a number of IT teams are planning to delete vast swathes of
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Much work still to be done before UK SMEs fully prepared for GDPR
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With the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) set to be implemented in May 2018, the UK’s SME community remains unsure about a number of related issues, including what ‘personal data’ really means; their customers’ new and extended rights, and whether the permissions they currently have to contact customers will meet the requirements of GDPR. The
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Putting your head in the cloud to become GDPR compliant
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GDPR is coming and is set to have a huge impact on UK businesses. From high-tech to agriculture, every modern business has huge volumes of data that will have to be stored, secured and managed in a way that is compliant with the new regulation. That’s all very well and good if you are a
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