Priviness

23/06/2023

We know that thousands of small businesses and SMEs are working hard to comply with data protection law, and we want to help. That’s why our focus is on supporting and enabling you to comply, and not on fines.

We’ve written these tips with the needs of small businesses and SMEs in mind. If you’re a small club, group or other small organisation looking to set up oversight of your employees’ workspace, you may also find this useful.

We have some examples of why data protection fines can happen and what you can do to avoid finding yourself in a similar situation: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/sme-web-hub/whats-new/blogs/data-protection-fines-why-they-happen-and-how-to-avoid-them/

14/04/2021

So, if you want to carry on using Google, Microsoft, Amazon and all those US Cloud providers, here's what you need to do...

Happy Birthday, WP237 - it is now 5 years since you were adopted.  We still enjoy your rather pithy description: "working document 01/2016 on the justification of interferences with the fundamental rights to privacy and data protection through surveillance measures when transferring personal data (...

21/07/2020

What do you do now that Privacy Shield is invalid?

It lasted all of 4 years and 4 days before the Court Justice for the European Union (CJEU) decided on 16 July 2020 that the Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1250 of 12 July 2016 pursuant to Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequacy of the protection ...

15/07/2019

Facebook shares go up after $5bn data protection fine in US...

Ludicrous as it sounds, but even though Facebook had a $5bn fine confirmed by the FTC, their share value went up!  Of course, they can still expect other actions against them by regulators in Europe and elsewhere, as well as Court cases and further Brand damage. With so many other new platforms app...

28/06/2019

Think you know data protection and privacy? Leave your answer in comments below (only one answer, the closest) or email [email protected] with subject line "Boris" ... Boris Johnson’s neighbour is your employee that was working from home late last Friday night, who allegedly recorded a voice recording of an argument on his work tablet and sent it to the Press… what might cause you concern?

a. Boris Johnson’s political career
b. taking calls from the Press regarding the recording
c. you need arefresher on acceptable usage policies for staff
d. whether or not the recording was encrypted

17/06/2019

Murielle Nicolas awarded the 2019 priviness award for contributing most to data protection

25/05/2019

GDPR.. what was all the fuss? It's more about what the fuss is going to be, not what it has been.

There are about 1.4 million companies in the UK.  98% with 2 or 3 employees.  The remaining 2% organisations make up 98% of the workforce!

22/03/2019

Friday famous investment time...who can guess what this unassuming looking garage is?

Click through to our blog to find out...

Well, did you guess correctly? This is the unassuming outbuilding in Palo Alto California where two electrical engineering graduates, Bill Hewlett a

20/03/2019

All aboard flight GDPR to compliance! Data compliance can be a bumpy ride but our safety crew, priviness, are here to help you through this journey.

We’ve commissioned a light-hearted video detailing some of the assistance that we can offer organisations that want to soar unhindered by the turb

19/03/2019

GDPR and ROI, what do these things have in common? Other than being acronyms that are used frequently in business...they are also intrinsically linked. Visit our blog to learn how GDPR can help to streamline your marketing and increase return on investment for your business.

The ongoing process of data protection legislation compliance should be seen as an opportunity not a chore. We advise our clients to think economica

15/03/2019

Our Friday Famous Investment this week is... American Express who have established “a legacy of service, security and trust”. American Express invests in working people, supports artists and uses real customer images in marketing to demonstrate the brand’s commitment to customers above all else. priviness loves organisations who value, invest in and share an amazing relationship with their customers.
Find out how you can value your customers in a meaningful way and get it touch today.