The protection of personal data is the most pressing problem facing companies in the age of technology.
There is a worldwide increase in the strictness with which personal data is operated, and the violation of these new legal obligations produces extremely serious consequences.
That is why it is good to understand as clearly as possible a few basic elements regarding data security.
The General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 was adopted by the European Parliament on April 27, 2016, and its provisions are applicable from May 25, 2018.
Since then, the national laws of the Member States of the European Community Area regarding personal data have been repealed.
Following that, the USA adopted the California Consumer Privacy Act, which will be applicable from January 01, 2020. India has adopted the Personal Data Protection Bill, and other countries follow up on this updating trend.
The purpose of these new laws and regulations is...
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In order to comply with the personal data protection legal provisions, each company must implement technical procedures that respect the legal obligations regarding the storage, encryption, integrity and confidentiality of the data, and for the traceability of the operations performed on the information in the databases.
The duties and responsibilities of a DPO...
View detailsThe Data Protection Officer (generally known by the international abbreviation DPO) provides the specialized assistance necessary to the company regarding the confidentiality and data protection, as well as the compliance with the data protection laws.
Outsourcing the tasks and duties of the Data Protection Officer (DPO) is...
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Each country or federal land in the world has its own National Supervisory Authority for the Processing of Personal Data whose main responsibility is ensuring compliance with the laws regarding the protection of personal data by the national companies.
These Authorities are the ones that will apply sanctions in case of non-compliance with the legal obligations.
Any data subject who considers....
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