99 Privacy Breaches to Beware Of: Practical Data Protection Tips from Real Life Experiences

Download or read book 99 Privacy Breaches to Beware Of: Practical Data Protection Tips from Real Life Experiences written by Kevin Shepherdson and published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2018-08-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Data protection laws are new in Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand. In Europe, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) — a single law across all of EU – comes into force from May 2018. There are also strict laws in the US that govern the processing of personal data. Over a hundred countries in the world have a comprehensive data protection law and it is very easy for individuals and companies to breach these laws. Data or privacy breaches are on the rise and businesses can be prosecuted under data protection laws. Fines for non-compliance can be from S$1 million in Singapore, up to three years jail in Malaysia, and up to 4% of global revenues for EU countries. The focus on this book is operational compliance. The book is for everyone as all of us in the course of our daily work process personal data. Organised into sections, each idea provides practical advice and examples of how a breach of the law may happen. Examples cover HR, Finance, Admin, Marketing, etc, allowing the reader to relate to his or her own area of work