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2016-04-29 by Drs. Andor Demarteau

EU/US Privacyshield: one common goal but 180 degree difference in vision

We are registering the start of this century when social media more or less didn’t exist yet, nobody heard of big data and Edward Snowden was still a young man.
At that time it wasn’t hard to see how the European Union and the USA made a gentlemen’s agreement on the processing of personal information in the USA even though the country offered a privacy protection level nowhere close to becoming adequate according to European privacy laws (data protection directive 95/46/EC) on the promise they would behave themselves and companies could be trusted with a self-certification system on which the American FTC (Federal Trade Commission) would keep a close eye. They called it “safe harbour” which lasted for around 15 years.

The adequacy of American data protection hasn’t changed in all these years and with the expected growing protection against unlawful data processing only increasing in the GDPR it will not change in the favour of the American views on privacy anytime soon either.
So why is the privacy shield more a cloak than a protective measure?
Read my analyses here

Filed Under: Noteworthy Series Tagged With: GDPR, Privacy, Privacy Shield

2016-03-09 by Drs. Andor Demarteau

GDPR Comprehensive

For the last almost 4 years, the bureaucrats in Brussels have been discussing the way the privacy laws in the European Union should be harmonised. December last year they finally reached agreement on the new general data protection regulation (gdpr) that will, if formally adopted, replace the 95/46/EC data protection directive and all national laws that implemented this directive in their national frameworks.
The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) organised a 2 day training session on the 22nd and 23rd of February to bring me and other privacy pros up to steam on this new opportunity for job security in the coming years.
Read my full report here

Filed Under: Noteworthy Series Tagged With: GDPR, IAPP

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We were introduced to Shamrock Information Security during the development of the AVTN.TV Television News Project. As the projected demands on our systems; need to protect the company from Cyber Attacks; and ensure corporate practices were GDPR compliant increased, Shamrock became invaluable in advising us on the necessary structures and requirements. Their work is most evident within the relevant pages of the AVTN.TV Investment Proposal. I highly recommend their services, and wouldn’t hesitate to commission them in the future.

Phillip Covell, CEO, AVTN.TV

Phillip Covell
AVTN.TV

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I’ve worked with a lot of privacy and InfoSec professionals over the past couple of decades but few of them had minds as sharp and knowledgeable as those at Shamrock. For insightful and focussed advice on security/privacy matters, Shamrock is hard to beat!

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Very knowledgeable trainer nice venue plenty of interaction possible.
If you are looking for an IAPP trainer I can commend this course to you.

Raymond Ford
GDPR Institute

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I have a lot of experience this field, but there are always areas you are stronger and weaker on. Shamrock covered the exam content thoroughly, such that I was able to focus on the areas that would benefit from some revision.

I would recommend Shamrock training courses for beginners and experts alike.

David Nunn
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