DigiTorc

#DataProtection consulting agency focused on #GDPR #Privacy #ITsecurity. Active across the islands of Ireland & GB.

[John Cosstick @IDTheftScout]

#DataProtectionOfficer required for #EUGDPR compliance or not? Infographic explains. BizTip #GDPR https://t.co/SlDm7nMrhv

[Reuben Binns @[email protected] @RDBinns]

Exciting job opportunity, working for an innovative, tech-oriented regulator on algorithm assessment ↓↓↓

[DigiTorc @DigiTorc]

DPC warns Government of need for major staffing changes
via The Irish Times
https://t.co/o1s0GFLVzk

[Brian Wetjen @wetchman]

Today, in Target's parking lot:

GUY: Sign this petition for Voter ID?

ME: Do I have to show ID to sign it?

GUY: No.

ME: So how do you know I'm a voter?

GUY: We verify name, address, and sig via the voter registry.

ME: You just explained why Voter ID is not necessary.

[Eduardo Ustaran @EUstaran]

The area of countries giving and removing adequacy for data transfers to and from other countries is getting active.
Key recent updates to keep an eye on:
1️⃣🇬🇧considering adequacy for 🇺🇸🇦🇺🇧🇷🇰🇷& others
2️⃣🇪🇺finalising 🇰🇷
3️⃣🇪🇺cautiously progressing 🇺🇸#PrivacyShield2
4️⃣🇺🇾removed 🇺🇸

[Data Protection Commission Ireland @DPCIreland]

DPC launches two inquiries into TikTok concerning compliance with GDPR requirements relating to the processing of childrens’ personal data and transfers of data to China https://t.co/wxyS4HaSnl

[DigiTorc @DigiTorc]

https://t.co/PwUvi1i7Gl

[iubenda @iubenda]

#WhatsApp fined €225 million ($267 million) for violating EU #GDPR

https://t.co/CmRpGYQOWi

[Mike Martin MP 🔸 @ThreshedThought]

People ask me what I think will happen ... I still think stalemate by end of fighting season in Oct ... but feels increasingly risky to stick to that prediction.

[Privacy International @privacyint]

Our partners @cis_india write about sexual and reproductive rights in India, including about how large-scale data infrastructures are on the rise. This is resulting in the datafication of the reproductive health environment

https://t.co/J8wSNcGcPT

[DigiTorc @DigiTorc]

Apple plans to scan US iPhones for child abuse imagery
via The Irish Times
https://t.co/QJAtJmVgKB

[Data Protection Commission Ireland @DPCIreland]

Although there is no one prescribed approach to take, the following steps can guide you through the process of a successful DPIA. For more information on the key stages to a successful DPIA, read our guide to Data Protection Impact Assessments https://t.co/WKd3uXoBv6

[Jed Bracy @JedBracy]

NEWS: Amazon fined a record $888 million for data protection violations in EU

https://t.co/3yuyE5zd5G #eudatap

[DigiTorc @DigiTorc]

The steady drumbeat of pressure on #DPCIreland continues to mount. EU tells Irish data protection commissioner to make a decision on WhatsApp inquiry 
https://t.co/qJL56KiKEu

[Albert Gidari @agidari]

It is a certainty that we all, eventually, will face this question, and as I said in the article, you can't consent when you are dead: What Should Happen to Our Data When We Die? https://t.co/zYsMxdvmlJ

[DigiTorc @DigiTorc]

What could possibly go wrong 🤦‍♀️

[GoodLife @G0odL1fe]

UK has been working with China for yrs on obesity sensors and smart cities..only one way this is going

[noyb – European Center for Digital Rights @NOYBeu]

In January 2019 we filed complaints against eight streaming services for not responding properly to an access requests. Two and a half years later, the lack of GDPR compliance remains apparent: merely one of the eight complaints was resolved.
More here: https://t.co/n7H00R1oK4

[Reuben Binns @[email protected] @RDBinns]

The original face recognition was the Hollerith photo punch card, for train ticket authentication, 1887.

It 'recognised' a handful of different person-types: 5 types of men with different facial hair, 2 types of women with different hats. Tag yourself!

https://t.co/FJglRtR7EI

[DigiTorc @DigiTorc]

Ireland’s data watchog loses sole oversight of Facebook in Europe
via @IrishTimes
https://t.co/nc71eQXPJz

[DigiTorc @DigiTorc]

@CER_EU @Zach_CER And is the shift from ex-post enforcement to ex ante monitoring welcome?