The UK Government has updated its guidance on what will happen in the event of a “no deal” Brexit as it relates to data privacy laws. HireRight reviewed the original Notice back in September, and the new guidance remains largely the same, though a “no deal” Brexit is now looking like a possibility: something no-one […]
Step 2 – Data Mapping Follow the yellow brick road Why data map Data mapping should be a key element in any organisation’s compliance strategy, including any pre-employment screening policy. The prospective employer (data controller) can face questions from its candidate base about where their personal data is being sent and how it is used. […]
It has taken two years but on 12 July 2016 the EU Commission finally adopted the adequacy decision on the Privacy Shield, and from 1 August 2016 entities will be able to certify with the US Department of Commerce. From a strategic perspective US companies (or EU companies doing business in the US) will be […]
Data privacy lawyers received the ultimate Christmas present in 2015, the emergence of the GDPR from the trilogue negotiations. With the start of a new year it is a good time to look at what the key features of the GDPR will be. However, before we start we need to take a moment to reflect […]
“…simplicity and flexibility are key…” if the new EU Regulation is to work as a long term framework for the protection of privacy rights, according to the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS). The EDPS strongly advocates a simple and clear text to enable controllers to easily understand their obligations, and its’ proposed text is 30% […]
In our blog post of 16 January 2015 HireRight reported on the progress of the EU data privacy reforms. Excitingly, the Council of the European Union (“Council”) met their self-declared deadline of agreeing a general approach on the General Data Protection Regulation (“Regulation”) and announced on 15 June 2015 that “we have moved a great […]
