Data protection officers
DPOs and the GDPR: Part 2 – Appointing a DPO
10 January 2017 - Ondrej Kramolis
In its newly published opinion, the Article 29 Working Party (WP29) provides some useful input into discussion on the nature of the role of data protection officers (DPOs) under the GDPR. This is a question which many organisations have been grappling with, as they assess who should take on this role. The WP29 considers the qualifications › Read More
DPOs and the GDPR: Part 1 – When is a DPO needed?
06 January 2017 - Catherine di Lorenzo
On 16 December 2016, the Article 29 Working Party (WP29) released highly anticipated guidelines on some of the most critical matters in the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These guidelines are not legally binding, but local data protection authorities are likely to follow them. The WP29 does invite comment on the guidelines › Read More