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Know Your Data- Contacting Organisations on Behalf of Someone Else

15th November 2019
In this episode of Know Your Data, the Data Protection Commission's podcast, we take you through contacting organisations on behalf of someone else in relation to their personal data. ...
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Data protection – not an absolute right

08th November 2019
Data protection is a fundamental right set out in Article 8 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, which states: ...
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Know Your Data - Requesting Personal Data from Prospective Tenants

25th October 2019
In this episode of Know Your Data, the Data Protection Commission's podcast, we look at how data protection regulations apply to both landlords and letting agents and what rights it gives to prospective tenants. Guidance: Requesting Personal Data from Prospective Tenants ...
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Data Breach Trends from the First Year of the GDPR

21st October 2019
This information note is intended to give an overview of the trends observed by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) over the first year of the mandatory breach reporting regime introduced by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The statistics and trends discussed below capture all data breach notifications received in the first year since the 25th of May 2018. ...
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‘Can I talk to the account-holder?’ – Contacting organisations on behalf of someone else

18th October 2019
One issue which we come across regularly in the Data Protection Commission (DPC) is dissatisfaction from individuals regarding steps they are being asked to take when they contact an organisation on behalf of someone else. A common response they are encountering is that they are told the organisation will only deal directly with the account-holder, or they are asked to provide a very high standard of proof that they are acting on behalf of the account-holder. ...
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Know Your Data- Contacting Organisations on Behalf of Someone Else

Data protection – not an absolute right

Know Your Data - Requesting Personal Data from Prospective Tenants

Data Breach Trends from the First Year of the GDPR

‘Can I talk to the account-holder?’ – Contacting organisations on behalf of someone else

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