The high amount of the administrative fine, which can reach a maximum amount of EUR 20 million or, in the case of an undertaking, up to 4 % of the total worldwide annual turnover of the preceding financial year, makes it extremely important for data controllers and data processors to be prepared for…

An interesting survey was published by the Irish Data Protection Commissioner on the Irish SMEs' readiness for the application of the EU’S new general data protection regulation (GDPR). If we want to summarize the findings of the survey briefly: the situation is quite depressing! One year before the…