Wow, time does fly when you’re busy. We’re surprised it’s the second half of 2019 already, and US Independent Day this week too. We’ve had some great progress with our Blue Routes project, along with some hiccups with the Government, but nothing that cannot be overcome with determination. Jenny, our…
Oops!, we’ve not been posting for a while, and that’s not good. We’ve been working really hard in the background on two new projects – “Homes In Blackpool” and “Blue Routes” – that we believe will bring great benefits to local economies and neighbourhoods. The first project, a digital Estate…
Should you send us an email asking for us to “confirm your consent” then you either obtained our email without our permission, or you don’t have our consent in the first place. In either case, you sending us the email asking for “consent” is unlawful! (psst – Google PECR)
Remember we mentioned about Shadow Profiles and how YOU share information about your friends on Social Networks? The Cambridge Analytica situation is just using this information YOU shared. OK, Facebook has not made it absolutely clear how to prevent this, but following these simple tips will help prevent data leaks:…
In the UK, how will the CLOUD Act affect #GDPR and what will the effect be of data stored in the UK by US companies like MS Azure, AWS or GCP?
Beware Google Maps scammers
We use a number of Content Management Systems (CMS) with our clients, and can demonstrate expertise and automation with these CMS and Social Media outlets. CMS Supported include WordPress Joomla Drupal Social Media Platforms Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest Instagram WeHeartIt Ello Diaspora* CMS and Social Media automatically fed from our…
If you’re looking for a Data Protection Officer or GDPR “advice”, you need to read this interesting article from Tim Turner at 2040 Training Ltd.
The ICO recently launched a helpline for SME’s and from the questions asked have compiled a really helpful FAQ guide. Have a look at https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/business/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr-faqs/ This will help when dealing with the GDPR “experts” that will be trying to make some quick cash on the back of your business needs.…
What is a “Shadow Profile”? A Shadow Profile is a set of user data held by a Social Media platform (eg Facebook or Twitter) that has been collected – even though the user did not create a profile or use the platform. “My gosh!” I hear you cry – “How…
