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Nightmare on Excel Sheet? Overcome Your Privacy Fears This Halloween with Keepabl!

Happy Halloween from the team at Keepabl! To celebrate one of our favourite seasons, here are some of the best horror-themed Privacy puns we could think of: The Excelcist Right…

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Keepabl Sponsors Privacy Space November 2024

We’re very excited that Keepabl will be attending and sponsoring Privacy Space this November! Keeping our 100% track record of sponsorship, we look forward to visiting Leamington Spa for the…

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Meta fined €91m for passwords in plain text

It’s turning into a busy autumn for Privacy professionals! Hot on the heels of the Dutch DPA hitting Uber with a €290m GDPR fine for transfers to the USA without…

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290 million reasons to know your Transfers

3 key lessons from the Dutch DPA’s €290m fine on Uber for transfers to the USA in between Privacy Shield and the Data Protection Framework.   First – it’s Summer…

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Facebook (Meta) loses Canada PIPEDA appeal

This 9 September 2024 decision by Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal is the latest in a long and international line of decisions resulting from the infamous use of Facebook users’…

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As seen in The Evening Standard!

London’s Evening Standard, Business section 9 September 2024, advertisement feature The most successful brands are those that are always striving to innovate and adapt in the ever-changing business landscape. Whether…

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Choose any Privacy Jurisdiction with Keepabl’s Internationalised RoPA

We’re delighted to announce, as part of our internationalisation and to better support customers worldwide, that we’ve updated our RoPA and Data Map solution so you can now select ANY…

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Visit us at RISK London

We love the RISK series of expos dealing with Privacy, Security and AI risk. RISK London in October last year was a blast and we’re back again this October, so…

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Freedom of Information (FOI) in Keepabl

We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve introduced intake and management of Freedom of Information requests into our global Rights module. As always, we’ve been collaborating with our ‘Roadmappers’ – customers,…

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Dutch Language added to Keepabl

Keepabl is committed to making our Privacy Management Software as friendly, easy to use, and accessible as possible – which is why we were very excited to announce the launch…

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What now for DPDI given snap election?

What happens to DPDI 2 now that Prime Minister Sunak, on 22 May 2024, called a snap general election for 4 July 2024? Let’s look at DPDI 2’s path through Parliament,…

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Understanding AI with Kelwin Fernandes (Part 3 of 3)

Please note: all videos are hosted on YouTube and Google’s YouTube Cookie and Privacy Policy will apply. Our third and final Part of our great Privacy Kitchen series, Understanding AI…

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Understanding AI with Kelwin Fernandes (Part 2)

This is Part 2 of our exciting 3-part series: ‘Understanding AI’, where our CEO Robert Baugh chats through key AI topics with special guest Kelwin Fernandes, the founder of Nilg.ai.…

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Understanding AI with Kelwin Fernandes (Part 1)

Artificial Intelligence, or AI, has had significant impact on the world in the last decade, and it’s only accelerating.  The enormous leaps forward in research, development, and accessibility have meant…

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LOCS:23, the ICO-approved UK GDPR Certification

LOCS:23 is a UK GDPR certification approved by the UK ICO and announced on 13 February 2024 under Article 42 of UK GDPR, allowing you to become ‘UK GDPR certified‘.…

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Keepabl and LOCS23
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Keepabl LOCS:23 Crosswalk

  Keepabl & LOCS:23 There’s a reason Keepabl was appointed as the Exclusive Approved Privacy Management Software for LOCS:23, the ICO-approved UK GDPR certification scheme and standard under Article 42…

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Exclusive Approved Privacy Management Software for LOCS:23

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office officially announced its approval of LOCS:23 as a UK GDPR certification and we’re delighted that Keepabl has been chosen by the Scheme Owner, 2twenty4 Consulting, as…

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Seamless File and Attachment Management with Keepabl

Keepabl’s File Library is super helpful. You can upload all documents relevant to your data protection compliance and link them to the relevant Record in Keepabl, such as an Activity,…

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Privacy Kitchen passes 5,000 Subscribers!

We’re delighted that our free channel on YouTube covering all things Privacy has shot past 5,000 subscribers! You can see videos on everything from controller v processor, transfers, DPOs, 10…

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Keepabl now in French, Spanish, German, Italian & English

Bonjour! Hola! We’re thrilled to announce another enhancement to Keepabl – the addition of French and Spanish language translations! Keepabl is committed to making our Privacy Management Software as friendly,…

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Thomson Reuters interview Robert Baugh, our CEO

THE BIG QUESTION: Robert Baugh, CEO, Keepabl TRRI news Published 28-Dec-2023 by Anne Kilminster, Regulatory Intelligence This article was first published in Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence and is the personal…

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Audit Logs as they should be

We’ve had a fantastic 2023 in many ways. We’re particularly proud of how our solution has charged forward, based on customer feedback as always. One of the things we’re really…

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December Privacy Roundup

Hola, Bonjour, Ciao and Guten Tag! Here are your practical Privacy insights from November and early December for reading with a comforting winter cup of hot chocolate. November and early…

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Keepabl’s Forms automate Rights and Breaches

Keepabl’s easy-to-use Form Builder automates your intake of new data subject rights and suspected breaches, powering your ongoing Privacy and Security compliance. Make Forms available to your team, your processors…

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The EU AI Act: an infographic

8 December 2023 saw provisional agreement on the EU AI Act after days of heavy negotiation and heavy lobbying. 9 December 2023 saw press releases from the European Parliament and…

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November Privacy Roundup

If you’ve ever thought ‘we’ll slightly delay the newsletter so we can cover this new bit of news, then we’ll close it off’, don’t do that… the torrent never stops!…

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DPDI #3 is here

They say third time’s a charm. Well, the UK’s GDPR Reform Bill, the DPDI, is back. On 7 November King Charles gave the King’s Speech, setting out the government’s agenda…

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DPDI 2023: SRIs and DPOs

There’s a lot of discussion about the effect on DPOs of the senior responsible individual (SRI) under the UK’s GDPR reform bill, DPDI 23. We’ll give you our view in…

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Privacy fines outweigh Finance fines

This article was first published in Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence on 6 November 2023 and is the personal view of the author, Robert Baugh. Subscribers link. Free trial link. A potentially…

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Keepabl's 6th Birthday!

It’s Keepabl’s 6th birthday! I founded Keepabl on 2 November 2017. It’s been a crazy 6 years with ups and downs – and ups – I couldn’t have predicted. In…

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Keepabl Sponsors Privacy Space November 2023

We are excited to announce that Keepabl will again be present at this year’s second Privacy Space event in November.  Not only that, we’re very proud to continue our 100%…

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UK US Data Bridge 2023
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UK-US Data Bridge opens to traffic

Privacy Shield, the adequacy decision under EU GDPR for transfers to the USA, fell on 16 July 2020. On 10 July 2023, three years later, the EC announced the EU-US…

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October Privacy Roundup

We’ve lots of practical news for you again this month on the consistent themes of children, biometrics, AI, transfers and enforcement with some news on processing agreements (the other DPA).…

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Biometric data in financial services: existing law, deep fakes, and the UK ICO's draft guidance

This article was first published in Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence on 20 September 2023 and are the personal views of the author, Robert Baugh. Subscribers link. Free trial link. Biometrics have…

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The Launch of Languages in Keepabl

In a world where we’re more connected than ever, we understand the importance of effective communication, especially for groups and international businesses.  Keepabl is committed to making our Privacy Management…

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September Privacy Roundup

We’ve had a bumper month of announcements and action. As always, we’ve curated the news that has the most practical impact on operationalising Privacy at your organisation. We’ve practical updates…

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August Privacy Roundup

You may have noticed we skipped our July newsletter covering June, apologies, so here’s a summer bumper edition! As always, so much to talk about with the new Privacy triumvirate…

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DSRs or Individuals' Rights: A Backgrounder

Data Subject Rights or DSRs have been around for decades, but GDPR massively reinforced and extended them when it took effect in 2018 – five years ago now. Laws around the…

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EU GDPR Adequacy Decision for EU-USA DPF

10 July 2023: EC adopts adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework! Here’s the announcement and here’s the 137-page DPF adequacy decision. The decision concludes that the United States…

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Meta loses again: this time at the CJEU

Much of the 4 July 2023 decision by the European Union’s highest court is worth digging into. Stick with us for a longer read. We’ll start with the key points…

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Privacy Kitchen Passes 4,000 Subscribers

The Keepabl team is so proud to announce that Privacy Kitchen® has surged past a significant milestone, with over 4,000 subscribers!   Thank you! As we celebrate this incredible achievement,…

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DPC fines Meta 1.2 billion
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Meta Ireland's €1.2bn GDPR fine takes them to €2.5bn in total

Facebook (OK, Meta) just lost out big time with a fine of €1.2bn and orders to suspend transfers of personal data on EEA users to the USA within 5 months…

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Keepabl at the Global RegTech Summit 2023

We’re one of the very few solutions named to the global RegTech100 for 3 years running so we were delighted to be selected to demo our Privacy Management Software at…

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UK ICO fines TikTok £12.7 million for GDPR breaches on children's data

Children’s data increasingly in focus: UK ICO fines TikTok £12.7 million for GDPR breaches This article was first published in Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence on 12 April 2023. Subscribers link.…

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LinkedIn and Hashtag dual purposes
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Top 10 LinkedIn Hashtags for Privacy and Security

Which is the better hashtag to use on LinkedIn: #breach or #databreach #privacy or #gdpr? Before you read on, take a moment to think of your answer. Surprisingly #databreach has…

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Spot the Processor
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Know your Sub-Processors from your Joint Controllers with powerful Entities Registers

Spot check! Within 30 seconds, can you show us a list of all the entities involved in your organisation’s personal data processing, plus have them separated out by role, and…

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EU LIBE Committee's draft motion to reject the EU-US DPF Adequacy Decision

Well, with previous regulators and commentators coming down on either side, and on the fence, over the DPF, no-one said the passage of the EC’s draft adequacy decision would be…

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CJEU on DPOs, Job Protection & Conflict

We’ve always believed that the Data Protection Officer (or DPO) is a very misunderstood role. It’s why we created these 3 great Privacy Kitchen videos [YouTube cookies and Privacy Policy…

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Keepabl adds Azure AD to our SSO stable

We’re delighted to announce that Microsoft’s Azure AD joins Keepabl’s stable of supported Identity Providers for provisioning and managing your users in Keepabl through Single Sign-On with your favourite IdP!…

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The 2022 Year in Privacy Hurdles
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The 2022 Year in Privacy Hurdles

  It’s back! The Year in Privacy Hurdles burst onto the scene at the end of 2021, bringing together the big action in Data Protection in the UK and EEA…

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The UK ICO Accountability Framework - 15 FAQs with the UK ICO

We were delighted to be joined in Privacy Kitchen by Chris Taylor, the UK ICO’s Head of Assurance whose team set up the ICO Sandbox, manages the ICO’s guidance and…

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Keepabl Sponsors Privacy Space November 2022

Privacy Space has burst onto the live event scene for data protection practitioners and – let’s face it – Privacy geeks. It was created as “an initiative that aims to…

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Halloween Scare Alert: Excel Nightmare on Privacy Street

SCARE ALERT! This Halloween, we’re aware that many are still using Excel to manage Privacy. Now, we love Excel and you can upload and download Excel in Keepabl, but there’s…

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The UK ICO Accountability Framework

How do you benchmark your Privacy compliance? If you’re covered by GDPR, even if you’re not in the UK, there’s a good chance you’re thinking of the popular, gold-standard benchmark…

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UK GDPR Brexit Reforms
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UK GDPR Brexit Reforms & Accountability

The UK government claims that the reforms in the draft UK Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, published by the government on 18 July 2022, will reduce ‘the burdens on…

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Privacy Policy or Privacy Notice?

Let’s answer the question up front: nowhere in UK or EU data protection law is it written that you have to call any document a Privacy Policy or Privacy Notice.…

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Get Keepabl's FREE online GDPR and Privacy Training Pack

Four years after application, GDPR is embedded in business as usual but it’s still seen as complex and difficult for those managing Privacy within organisations – Cisco says 90% of…

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UK GDPR Reforms – a practical perspective

Let’s take a look at the key areas in the government’s response to the DMCS consultation and – if they get through into law – what changes, challenges or opportunities…

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Privacy and Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG)

What is ESG? ESG, or Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance, is the evaluation of a company’s commitment to improving environmental and social factors and the governance part, reporting on them…

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Never miss a trick with Keepabl's new Tasks module

Managing Privacy can be tough, and for those who’ve been given GDPR as part of their daily work – someone in IT, Ops or Compliance 90% of the time as…

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What is the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?

Why GDPR? The GDPR applied from 25 May 2018 to harmonise data protection law across the EU. It replaced the old 1995 EU Data Protection Directive – which each member…

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People need GDPR training

Why Privacy Kitchen? Through all our market interactions since our launch in 2017, we kept seeing 3 very big issues for Privacy compliance.   #1 Most people dealing with GDPR for…

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Privacy Shield 2.0: the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework

EP Committee publishes draft resolution rejecting Draft Adequacy Decision on DPF, 14 February 2023 Well, with previous regulators and commentators coming down on either side, and on the fence, over…

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What is Schrems II?

The Schrems II decision came out nearly 2 years ago, on 16 July 2020. Given the enormous data flows from the EEA and UK to the USA, and many unanswered…

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Keepabl just made Privacy even more joyful

We’re all super excited at Keepabl – Thursday 3 March 2022 saw our biggest product release day ever, and the culmination of two key projects that have taken the best…

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Is Google Analytics Illegal in the UK and EU?

Update September 2022 There have been various other decisions from EU regulators since we wrote the blog below – all holding Google Analytics in the form reviewed was illegal under…

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VCs: how Keepabl's Privacy Management SaaS supports your portcos in the unicorn race

Venture Capital investors invest a finite sum of money into a finite number of businesses and aim for one portfolio company to ‘return the fund‘. It’s just the way the…

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7 GDPR Traps for Groups and how to avoid them

With any group of companies – or any other group structure – there are 7 GDPR Traps we see in the market. The good news is, they’re all easily solvable.…

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Keepabl's Schrems II-compliant datacenter

We’re super excited here at Keepabl with our shiny new datacenter, solving for the Schrems II decision. And it comes with our shiny new front end, which we’ll be writing…

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A strong finish for 2021

Aware of the stress that comes with working during a global pandemic, this year we’ve tried extra-hard to make things easier on the GDPR front in the way of product…

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Announcing SSO for Keepabl!

Keepabl now supports Single Sign-On (SSO), one of the pillars of Identity and Access Management (IAM) and best practice in securing your SaaS solutions.    The 3 Fundamentals of IAM…

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Article 6 and the 6 Legal Bases of GDPR

Article 6 GDPR contains 6 legal bases – easy to remember! Which is good as they’re super important: if you can’t rely on one of them for your processing, it…

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Keepabl is named to the RegTech100 2022

The fifth annual RegTech100 was announced today by specialist research firm RegTech Analyst. Regarding Keepabl’s inclusion, RegTech 100’s Director of Research, Mariyan Dimitrov says: ‘We’re delighted to welcome Keepabl into…

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Times Higher Education chooses Keepabl to manage GDPR

Times Higher Education is the world-famous provider of insights on all things Higher Education, with almost 5 decades of experience. Their data and benchmarking tools, and their consultation offerings, are…

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UK GDPR Reforms 2021
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UK Consultation on Data Protection Reforms 2021

On 10 September 2021, the UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) launched Data: a new direction, a consultation seeking responses on a wide range of proposed changes…

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ISO 27701 – is it worth it?

We’ll look at 7 Decision Factors, both pros and cons, to help you make that decision, and explore a really interesting alternative. Let’s be positive and start with the 2…

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Businesses admit to unethical data processing

A recent KPMG study, surveying 2,000 adults and 250 business leaders in the USA, reveals fascinating – and worrying – insights into how corporate data practices and consumer expectations are shifting. …

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What are the 7 principles of GDPR?

Breach of the Principles can lead to the highest fine under GDPR, namely the higher of 4% of global turnover or €20m under EU GDPR, £17.5m under UK GDPR. That’s…

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St Giles Trust chooses Keepabl to manage GDPR obligations

St Giles Trust empowers people who are not getting the help they need, using their expertise and real-life past experiences. Between 2019 and 2020, the charity helped over 20,000 people,…

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Leading Privacy and Security Consultant accelerates client’s GDPR compliance with Keepabl’s Privacy Management Software

David Clarke, a very experienced UK-based Privacy and Security consultant working with public and private organisations of all sizes, was suitably impressed when he recently used Keepabl’s Privacy Management software…

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Personal data sharing and Financial Services: lessons from the NHS, Lisbon-Moscow and the Experian enforcement notice

In November 2020, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) warned firms to be responsible when handling client data, noting that: “Before transferring clients’ personal data, firms should consider whether this is…

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Keepabl launches on Finastra's Fusion Fabric.cloud!

Our award-winning Privacy SaaS is now available for purchase on Finastra’s FusionStore, allowing a wider range of Financial Services firms to benefit from GDPR compliance. Finastra’s Fusion Store allows Finastra’s…

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Time for a healthy kick up the GDPRse!

Now is the perfect time to get your GDPR-house in order. Why? Well, read on!   The UK’s opening back up 19 July 2021 is set to be the day…

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Secuvy joins Keepabl's Privacy Stack
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Secuvy AI joins the Privacy Stack!

We’re delighted that Secuvy, the leading Data Privacy and Security platform with integrations from over 200 Cloud Applications, Databases and Fileshares has joined the Privacy Stack! Here’s why Data Discovery…

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UK receives Adequacy Decision for EU GDPR!

Let the bells ring out, it’s Adequacy Day! 28 June 2021 and the European Commission formally adopted two adequacy decisions in favour of the UK – one under EU GDPR…

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The Spice Girls & the 2021 ‘NHS Big Data Grab’ - UPDATED 220821

On 12 May 2021, the NHS announced the ‘General Practice Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR)’, daily collection of GP data to support vital health and care planning and research…

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GDPR is 3 years old today!

Well, that was a year!  The thing with GDPR, is that it’s always so intense that you have to live in the moment, and it’s too easy to forget what…

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GDPR & finance: Security, progress & 10 steps to compliance

Original posted on FinTECHTalents on 6 April 2021 The following is the first in a six part part series on GDPR & Financial Services from Keepabl. Keepabl will review how…

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GDPR's global business impact, Brexit and our founder's story

Watch the video on Privacy Kitchen! We’re very grateful to Copenhagen Business School for the opportunity to share this excellent interview by their Associate Professor, Pedro Telles, for CBS’s students. …

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Have your say on our Data Subject Rights (DSR) solution!

We’re about to build our DSR solution, integrated within our award-winning SaaS solution – and we want to hear from you first!  Take our 9-question survey to become a ‘Roadmapper’…

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Article 30 Records vs RoPA vs Asset Register vs Data Map

Article 30 Records vs RoPA vs Asset Register vs Data Map Does it matter what you call it?  Oh heck, yes.  I mean, was Boba Fett in Star Trek? Article…

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'I need the Article 30 Records please'

‘I need the Article 30 Records please’ If you believe some surveys, that request is a walk in the park for most organisations, given reported compliance with GDPR.  We don’t…

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The Business Case for Privacy & Privacy ROI

We know you need to check the business case for any new solution in the best of times, but it’s critical now. So we’ve collated tons of useful material here…

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Sending errors worse for breach than cyber

The UK ICO’s detailed report on the 2,629 personal data breaches reported to it in Q1 2020 shows a startling fact: more breaches happened from mis-sending emails, faxes and mail…

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GDPR's 2nd anniversary

GDPR’s just turned 2 – here’s our overview 25 May 2020 went past with a whisper compared to 25 May 2018.  GDPR entered the ‘terrible two’s at a time when…

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Announcing Privacy Kitchen!

We’re delighted to announce the launch of Privacy Kitchen, your FREE video help on GDPR and all things Privacy. If you’re looking after GDPR compliance for your organisation, I bet…

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Google USA takes control

Google’s recently announced that – due to Brexit – it’s changing data controller for UK users from Google Ireland to Google USA.  This has led to some alarmist reporting.  What’s…

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ISO 27701 & GDPR: Adoption Issues Ahead

Many organisations and advisers are looking for a clear, achievable way to demonstrate GDPR compliance status to the board and customers.  Even better if it shows them the way to…

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DPOs between rock & hard place

TL;DR A recent survey highlights the ethical dilemmas that arise from being an in-house lawyer.  Robert Baugh, our lawyer-founder, believes these same dilemmas are being felt, and will continue to…

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The postman always delivers - but shouldn't repurpose data

Trick question: is it legal for a national postal service to guess your political opinions from what they know about you, such as age and address, and sell that data…

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Keepabl's 2nd birthday!

Keepabl turns 2 on 2nd November 2019! Amazing to think we’ll be 2 years old tomorrow – the years have disappeared almost as quickly as this cake!  It’s a great time…

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GDPR + SaaS = Happy Days

Our experience is that, after the last 18 months working on spreadsheets to manage GDPR, many organisations are now looking for SaaS to bring its many benefits to ongoing GDPR…

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Compliance SaaS for MSPs – TubbTalk #56

All MSPs wanted to know about GDPR but were afraid (or just didn’t want) to ask! Join MSP thought leader and IT services consultant Richard Tubb, as he interviews our…

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How MSPs can compete with Free

CompTIA’s unconference session, CompTIA UK Community meetup, Bristol, June 2019. The ‘unconference’ session is always a highlight of CompTIA Community meetups, and Bristol 2019 was no different.  So much great…

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EU Expert Group delivers '1st Year Report' on GDPR

Teacher’s report is in!  Out of 10, how’s the first year of GDPR really gone? [This article originally appeared in Lexology on 10 June 2019] The European Commission created an…

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Introducing Keepabl's PRIVACY STACK

The Privacy Stack Here at Keepabl, we often say that the Privacy sector, kickstarted into life by GDPR in 2018, is 30 years behind Security as a practice and industry. …

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A very blue Monday for Google

On 21 January 2019, the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) hit Google LLC with an incredible fine of €50m. Implications of the decision for online account management and marketing will…

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Why are we doing the BPM Index?

Why we’re doing the BPM Index. We created the BPM Index, and we’re maintaining and publishing the BPM Index, because we exist to help organisations (public and private) with their compliance. …

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An avalanche of DPIA lists

22 – yes 22 – lists of when a data protection impact assessment, or ‘DPIA’, is and isn’t required have been reviewed by the European Data Protection Board (the ‘Board’).  The…

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UK ICO update on breach reporting

In a very welcome speech on 12 September 2018 to the CBI Cyber Security: Business Insight Conference, James Dipple-Johnstone (ICO Deputy Commissioner, Operations) summarised the UK ICO’s approach to security under GDPR and…

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GDPR compliance checks under way?

The GDPR only passed on 25 May 2018 and the Dutch DPA is now checking to see if businesses are complying with one of the most fundamental ongoing requirements: maintaining…

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CLOUDs form over key data flows

The enormous – and enormously valuable – flow of personal data from the European Economic Area to the world’s largest economy, the USA, is again at existential risk.  This alone…

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GDPR Benchmark Report

According to new findings from a Cordium and AmberGate survey, more than half of investment firms are unlikely to be ready for the European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation…

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Cordium & Keepabl: Benchmark GDPR regulatory readiness

Our latest Cordium Insights webinar outlines: best practices for assessing data processing, storage, and protection policies, tips for identifying and remediating control gaps and weakness and on how to develop…

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GDPR Reality Check

Robert Baugh of Keepabl is a leading expert on GDPR and a consultant to companies where data protection and the management of confidential and sensitive data is paramount. Only two…

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