Today is Data Privacy Day, also known in Europe as the Data Protection Day. The purpose of Data Privacy Day is to raise awareness and promote privacy and data protection best practices. It is currently observed in the United States, Canada, India and 47 European countries.

The science of document classification is not as old and venerable as the Law, but its roots go back to 19th century German academia. The first American school for library science saw the light of day at Columbia University in 1887. Now known as the School of Library Service, the department’s…

For compliance, internal investigations, and legal departments, the GDPR created a whole set of new obligations. Not only do data breaches have to be reported, but all subjects whose information has been breached must be informed. Additionally, it is now possible for any citizen of the European…

By the end of May 2018, the GDPR will regulate all activities involving the personal data of EU citizens. Under this regulation, companies around the world are only allowed to process and store data of European citizens if they can prove compliance with the strict rules of the GDPR.

In last week’s blog, we discussed storing archives that are often subject to regulatory requests or eDiscovery. Redaction and anonymization are very practical and cost-effective means for GDPR-compliant storing of data repositories and archives that are often subject to regulatory requests or…

The high number of participants in last week’s ACEDS webinar “There is no Silver bullet to cover all GDPR requirements”, shows there is a lot of interest for the new legislation that becomes effective end of May this year. The Q&A session also learned people struggle to grasp what they really must…

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that becomes effective end of May this year will have severe impact on how companies and government organizations have to operate when dealing with information from citizens and other subject in the European Union. We all know that non-compliance with…

Today, December 1 is eDiscovery Day, an industry-wide day of celebration for eDiscovery's role in the legal process. Why December 1? Well, 11 years ago on December 1 the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) were adjusted to cover, what we refer to today, as eDiscovery.

Since the end of May 2018, the GDPR regulates all activities involving the personal data of EU citizens. Under this regulation, companies around the world are only allowed to process and store data of European citizens if they can prove compliance with the strict rules of this regulation.