Could you be fodder for ‘ambulance chasers’?
We’ve had PPI. We’ve had car accidents and the diesel car scandal. Now, the so-called ‘ambulance chasers’ have landed on data breaches. So, how accountable are you when it comes to data protection? Or could a data breach leave you and your business with a settlement...
Do you have a spider or a web? Why you need to integrate GDPR into your business effectively
How well is Data Protection integrated into your business? Is it a separate entity, or is it central to everything you do? The business web Business is like a spider’s web. From networking meetings and platforms like LinkedIn to data flows and overlaps between...
Are you storing up trouble?
Did your business collect information for NHS Test and Trace or other Covid-related information during the Covid-19 pandemic? If so, how long did you keep that data? Or do you still have it hanging about somewhere? Here we look at the risks of holding data for longer...
Social Care Subject Access Request: A Case Study
How Aeonian Projects supported a social care provider to meet a Subject Access Request deadline
The individual (the ‘data subject’) requested the most recent five months data relating to them that our client, as their employer, held. This included their sickness absence record and any conversations referring to them recorded in writing.
New status of the Data Sharing Code of Practice: Three things you need to know
Data sharing is an essential part of our information-driven society. It allows companies and public bodies to work together to benefit clients and the general public alike. The Data Sharing Code of Practice document outlines how to share information responsibly and...
Three things you should know about the ICO Accountability Framework, and what they mean for your business
What is the accountability framework? The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is the regulatory body that ensures compliance with and enforcement of the UK’s data protection laws, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). All entities, be they...
Test & Trace – avoiding the scams
Scammers are opportunists of the worst kind. Unfortunately, they are out there trying to extort money from people by preying on their weaknesses, vulnerabilities, and fears. Scams are not new of course, people have been at it for years trying to tell you that your...
Re-opening a pub soon?
In the pub or leisure trade and opening soon? In the pub or leisure trade and opening soon? Government guidance says you should assist the NHS Test and Trace service by keeping a record of your customers and visitors. Going to be keeping more information about people...
Brexit Basics for Data Protection
Fines could be doubled – read on to find out more… After endless months of reporting little else but Brexit in 2019, Covid hit us early in 2020 and became almost the sole topic of the news – and understandably so. However, the ‘B-word’ is now with us once again as we...
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