Author: Mel
Do you hold special category data?
What is Special Category Personal Data? Special category data is information about an individual which is particularly sensitive. This includes personal information, such as: Further…
What on earth is a SAR?
Subject access requests or a SAR refers to the right of an individual to request full details of the personal data held about them by…
Cookie Compliance
Since the introduction of GDPR and the revision of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations there are some pretty strict steps to follow in order…
Ignoring the fact that we are all human in information security
Sometime in the next 7 days you will be at risk because of a “data breach”. This is likely caused by human factors, or compliance…
We’re busy doing Data Protection Audits…
DPAS have had a very busy few weeks completing data protection audits for clients, old and new. Customers are approaching us asking for a data…
Our New Support Portal
We have some exciting news to share with you all. Today, we have launched our new DPO services support portal and helpdesk. The reason we…
Data Protection in Airports
When a traveller visits an airport, the collecting of a myriad of personal data occurs. This is both from the passengers and visitors to the…
Has your Data Protection Officer had training?
It’s been a busy week in the news regarding Data Protection. Two notices of intention to fine in the travel sector for infringements of the…
UK Data Protection enforcement smoke & mirrors or is it just over the hill?
It is nearly ten years ago that the MPs expenses scandal broke. The result was wholesale public distrust in MPs and the formation of a…
Privacy Screens – the unspoken hero of businesses
At DPAS we travel for work a lot. With a new office in Huddersfield, our base in Exeter, and clients requiring onsite time nationwide, we…
January 2019 Newsletter
2018 was a big year for data protection. A whirlwind of legal, regulatory and industry changes were introduced. This Data Privacy Newsletter provides a brief…
Takeaways from the Data Protection Practitioners’ Conference
On Monday 13th April, we saw the ICO’s 12th annual Data Protection Practitioners’ Conference. This took place at the Manchester Central Conference Centre. The day…