The use of CCTV in schools is now commonplace in the UK. It is estimated that 85% of all UK secondary schools currently have CCTV systems in operation. The introduction of the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) (enacted in March 2000) meant that for the first time ...
Last week, the UK's data protection agency, said thatchildren should know about their rights regarding data protectionand online privacy. I couldn't agree more -- but it falls back down to poor education. Kids are being taught to write documents in Word and create flashy presentations in Pow...
request personal data that concern you in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and pass on these data to another controller without an obstruction, in any way; complain to the Office for the Protection of Personal Data of Spain (AEPD); and object to the processing of...
New data protection laws are placing an “intolerable burden” on schools, Bob Geldof has told an education technology conference. The rock star and anti-poverty activist is a co-founder of Groupcall, a company set up in 2001, which provides “communication, data and identity management solution...
Policy: Data Protection Notice for Pupils, Parents and Guardians For the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998 ("the DPA"), Wycombe Abbey School ("the School") is the "data controller" of personal data about pupils and their parents and/or guardians (
Data accessed in the breach included travel details email addresses as well as the complete credit card details of 2,208 customers. Because customer credit card information was leaked, this cyber attack exposes Easyjet’s breach of the General Data Protection Regulation, which could result in a ...
we understand that every organisation is different, as even organisations in the same industry may not have the same requirements. Weoffer help and tailored support to organisations across a wide variety of sectors,assisting them to comply with data protection laws such as the UK and EU GDPR....
Big Data (BD) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) play a fundamental role in today’s economy that traditional economic models fail to capture. This paper presents a theoretical conceptualisation of the data economy and derives implications for digital gove
But if schools are keen to embrace the benefits it can provide, what are the key steps to remain compliant and avoid a brush with the regulator? Here’s how schools can ensure they remain compliant with data protection law. 1. Bring the DPO in from the start ...
To the extent legally required, with respect to School Data transferred from the United Kingdom for which UK Data Protection Law (and not the law in any European Economic Area jurisdiction or Switzerland) governs the international nature of the transfer, the parties are deemed to have signed...