Robert Bateman - Page 18
Post-graduate law degree, CIPP/E from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). Privacy and Data Protection Research Writer at TermsFeed.
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Robert is a freelance writer covering privacy, data protection, security, and AI. He is a respected voice on privacy and has covered been writing, researching, and leading conversations in the field since 2017. Throughout his career, Robert has interviewed some of the leading figures in privacy, including Max Schrems and Johnny Ryan. He has worked with dozens of high-profile privacy professionals and campaigners and has written about almost every aspect of data protection. Robert earned a post-graduate law degree in 2019 and a CIPP/E from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) in 2021. His 2019 research on the compatibility of the UK's "immigration exemption" in the Data Protection Act 2018 and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) won the DMH Stallard Prize for Best Project.
India's Personal Data Protection Bill (PDPB)
Note: This bill has been withdrawn as of 2022. India's Personal Data Protection Bill (PDPB) is currently in draft form and set to be tabled in Parliament. The PDPB looks set to be one of the strictest and most comprehensive data privacy laws in the world. In fact, it's stricter in some...
Why You Need a Social Media Policy
Social media has opened up new, highly effective forms of marketing. Your business can derive significant value from endorsements made by social media personalities, bloggers, and affiliate marketers. But this type of marketing is subject to considerable regulatory oversight. Following a spate of recent warnings, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is...
Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act
The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) regulates how companies collect, store, use, and share biometric information. In the past few years, several companies have been taken to court for allegedly violating the BIPA. The Illinois courts treat this law very seriously and are prepared to enforce it against non-Illinois companies. In...
When Does the GDPR Not Apply?
In short, the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) doesn't apply if your business doesn't operate within the EU, doesn't process personal data, or if you're only processing data for domestic purposes. In this article, we're going to look at the circumstances in which you might not need to obey this...
Conducting a GDPR Data Audit
Complying with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) means taking control of every piece of personal data in your company. This may sound like an impossible task, but it's not as daunting as it might seem. Your first step toward compliance should be conducting a data audit. You should take...
Privacy Policy for Android Apps
If your Android app collects personal information (and it's highly likely that it does), you must create a legally compliant Privacy Policy. Google regularly penalizes developers that fail to maintain a Privacy Policy. A high-profile incident occurred in 2017 when Google threatened to permanently remove non-compliant apps from the Play Store....