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Covid 19 and Subject Access Requests

25th March 2020
Do the timelines for responding to GDPR data subject requests still apply where an organisation is temporarily closed or capacity to handle requests is curtailed because of COVID-19? ...
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Protecting Personal Data When Working Remotely

12th March 2020
Measures to control and prevent the spread of COVID-19 will involve more people working remotely than usual. Below are some tips to keep personal data safe when working away from the office. For more information you can consult our guidance on data security. Download graphic: Protecting Personal Data When Working Remotely ...
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Data Protection and COVID-19

06th March 2020
Governments, as well as public, private, and voluntary organisations are taking necessary steps to contain the spread and mitigate the effects of COVID-19, widely referred to as the ‘coronavirus’. Many of these steps will involve the processing of personal data (such as name, address, workplace, travel details) of individuals, including in many cases sensitive, ‘special category’ personal data (such as data relating to health). ...
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Does the GDPR Really Say That? – Attendee Lists and Name Tags

28th February 2020
The misunderstanding that conferences, workshops and events can’t share the details of attendees because of the GDPR is one that many people may have come across. Attendees of workshops, conferences, or events have been told that the organisers couldn’t share an attendance list, or that name plates or badges couldn’t be produced, because the organisers were worried about the GDPR. ...
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DPC statement on Facebook Election Day Reminder

27th February 2020
In advance of the recent Irish General Election on 8 February, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) notified Facebook Ireland that the Facebook Election Day Reminder (EDR) feature raised a number of data protection concerns particularly around transparency to users about how personal data is collected when interacting with the feature and subsequently used by Facebook. The DPC sought a number of remedial actions from Facebook. However, as it was not possible to implement these in advance of the Irish election Facebook decided not to launch the EDR during the election. ...
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Covid 19 and Subject Access Requests

Protecting Personal Data When Working Remotely

Data Protection and COVID-19

Does the GDPR Really Say That? – Attendee Lists and Name Tags

DPC statement on Facebook Election Day Reminder

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