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European Commission Reviews Poland’s Media Compliance with the Right to be Forgotten Amid Data Protection Concerns

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BRUSSELS, 8-Oct-2024 — /EuropaWire/ — In a recent proposal presented to the European Commission on June 26, 2024, advocate Szustkowski has called for the empowerment of individuals to erase digital references that are deemed false, unsupported, or irrelevant, particularly in cases of defamatory media reports. He argues for the accountability of media entities regarding inaccuracies and defamation, alongside the need for standardized guidelines and mechanisms for reporting these issues.

In its response, the EU’s Data Protection Unit reaffirmed that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) encompasses measures designed to safeguard personal data, applicable to both journalists and media organizations. Specifically, Article 17 of the GDPR grants individuals the right to request the removal of their personal data from data controllers. Should personal data be publicly shared, data controllers are obliged to inform those processing this data about any erasure requests.

The Commission clarified that, while personal data protection is crucial, it is not absolute. Guidelines within the GDPR indicate that data controllers are not required to delete personal data if such processing is essential to uphold freedom of expression and information. Nevertheless, member states are expected to strike a balance between the principles governing freedom of expression—journalistic freedom included—and data protection rights, as stipulated in Article 85 of the GDPR.

Acknowledging Szustkowski’s concerns, the European Commission emphasized the necessity for a careful balance that respects both data protection and journalistic integrity in any forthcoming actions.

The enforcement of data protection laws remains under the purview of national authorities, specifically data protection supervisory bodies and judicial courts. These entities are responsible for investigating alleged GDPR violations and adjudicating claims for compensation.

Expressing optimism about ongoing discussions with EU authorities, Szustkowski highlighted the insights from the Directorate-General for Justice & Consumers as crucial for future dialogues with Poland’s Personal Data Protection Office. He views this engagement as an important stride toward ensuring responsible management of personal data by news organizations in Poland.

The author of this initiative reiterated his dedication to pursuing legislative reforms within Poland and the wider EU. Among his proposals is the establishment of a Readers’ Rights Ombudsman within publishing houses to address grievances from individuals affected by media content, promoting amicable resolutions between freedom of expression and personal data protection. He also advocates for the creation of a standardized reporting form for personal rights violations across the EU.

“Essential changes are imperative. We must empower EU citizens to safeguard their reputations, which in turn will help rebuild trust and credibility in the media,” stated Szustkowski. His initiative aims not only to protect individuals but also to combat disinformation across the European Union.

SOURCE: EuropaWire

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Wind to implement identity verification solution from iDenfy

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KAUNAS, Lithuania, 2022-Jan-18 — /EPR INTERNET NEWS/ — Countries worldwide are constantly striving to reduce emissions and make their cities greener. It leads to them prioritizing alternative, sustainable means of transportation. However, not everyone can afford an electric car and going to work or simply travelling in the city on a bus is rarely appealing.

E-scooters are a great solution to this problem. Wind is a great provider of them, offering its customers the ability to travel in the city in a fun and eco-friendly way. It allows people to travel less stressfully and more conveniently, making the cities less crowded at the same time. The company is constantly making an effort to help the environment and has recently partnered with Treedom to contribute to forestation. Wind operates in France, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Korea, Norway, and the United Kingdom.

Wind has decided to implement an identity verification solution to their industry and chose iDenfy, a company offering a powerful modern solution complying with the latest AML, KYC, and GDPR regulations, as their partner. Wind’s customers can now enjoy a seamless sign-up procedure, making the onboarding process easy, safe, and reliable. At the same time, the company can be assured of the user’s eligibility – iDenfy’s solution features AI-based biometric recognition and accepts more than 2000 document types from 200+ countries.

It is crucial for both the clients and Wind that the ID verification process is swift and seamless. People today are always rushing and are used to services being provided quickly. Every second counts. Fortunately, verifying one’s identity with iDenfy is just a few steps away at any given time. All the user has to do to get on board with Wind is upload the image of their driving license or ID card (depending on the market) for age & identity verification and wait a few seconds to get it confirmed. That’s it!

“We are glad to welcome Wind as our partner. Eco-friendly means of transportation are rising in demand, and it is a pleasure to contribute to a company providing the supply. With iDenfy’s ID verification, the customer onboarding process will be seamless and reliable,” said Domantas Ciulde, CEO of iDenfy.

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Xverify opens an office in Dublin, Ireland

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DUBLIN, 19-Mar-2019 — /EPR INTERNET NEWS/ — Xverify, a TowerData company, is addressing the needs of European email marketers for data quality, GDPR compliance and superior support by processing data within the European Union and opening an office in Dublin. Xverify is a leader in Email Verification services, and has verified more than 11 billion emails since 2011.

All data submitted to Xverify for Email Verification by European-based clients will now be processed on servers located within the EU, giving clients more oversight of their customers’ data. Xverify is fully compliant with European data security regulations including GDPR, and has been processing European data for more than 7 years.

Xverify has also opened a local office in Dublin with dedicated staff covering accounts based in the European Union.

“Email Verification is a vital tool for marketers around the world to ensure data cleanliness, improve deliverability and prevent fraud.” said Rob Huey, Xverify CEO. “We know that keeping the customer data of our clients within the European Union gives them peace of mind, and opening a Dublin office ensures they have a trusted representative they can call on their time.”

Xverify’s Email Verification allows marketers to identify undeliverable or risky emails on their marketing list or on their webforms in real-time thanks to a flexible API. By maintaining clean, accurate data, marketers are able to better reach their customers, avoid fraud and boost their sender reputation. Hundreds of companies around the world trust Xverify with their data verification needs everyday.

Xverify is an industry leader in email verification that helps digital marketers improve email deliverability by eliminating hard bounces, reducing spam complaints, and minimizing fraud in milliseconds. Validation can occur directly on your site in real time, or you can upload a list and get results. Make your email marketing more effective and improve delivery and response today.

SOURCE: EuropaWire

B2b, Data Centres, Database, Privacy, Security, Software

PG Services will be demonstrating DB CyberTech’s GDPR solution during Elastic{ON} Frankfurt on October 30, 2018

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SAN DIEGO, CA, USA, 29-Oct-2018 — /EPR INTERNET NEWS/ — DB CyberTech, a pioneer in machine learning based predictive data loss prevention, today announced that it is launching into the European market through a partnership with PG Services of Luxembourg. PG Services joins DB CyberTech’s growing partner ecosystem focused on bringing the next generation of truly intelligent cybersecurity solutions to market. DB CyberTech’s European operations will be headquartered in London.

“We’re excited to begin our new partnership with DB CyberTech. PG Services is known for selecting best in class solutions and integrating them into the Elastic SIEM for our global clients,” said Ali Alaie, Managing Director of PG Services. “After careful review and engineering investment in Europe, we selected DB CyberTech’s patented and award winning compliance and security platform to build a modernized connector that now presents critical GDPR discovery and classification data through the Elastic interface. We’re making DB CyberTech’s innovative platform for compliance and security available to all of our global Elastic clients. I’m pleased to showcase the integrated solution at this weeks Elastic{ON} conference in Frankfurt.”

DB CyberTech solutions enable customers with real-time visibility into their structured data for data security and GDPR compliance. The GDPR compliance solution is based on natural language processing to enable automated and continuous identification of high-value and sensitive personal data.

“We’re truly impressed with PG Services extensive experience with Data Analytics and Elastic value-added integrated solutions,” said Ali Hedayati, COO and President of DB CyberTech. “Our solution integration with PG Services Elastic-centric technology enables visualization, analysis, and searching of host intrusion detection alerts. The integration provides customers with comprehensive visibility, intelligent data classification, and automated machine learning for detection of suspicious activity in the data tier for security and GDPR compliancy.”

PG Services will be demonstrating DB CyberTech’s GDPR solution during Elastic{ON} Frankfurt on October 30, 2018.

SOURCE: EuropaWire

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CDP Institute Europe (CDPIE): European revenue for all CDP vendors will total at least €200 million in 2018, including €130 million for EU-based vendors

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AMSTERDAM, 06-Sep-2018 — /EPR INTERNET NEWS/ — European companies that have deployed Customer Data Platforms are highly satisfied with their systems, according to a study released today by the CDP Institute Europe (CDPIE).

The survey found that the CDP was delivering “significant value” for 80% of CDPIE members who had completed a deployment. In total, 24% reported a CDP in place, another 34% had a deployment in process or planned within the next twelve months, and the balance had plans to deploy after the next twelve months, no plans to deploy, or didn’t know.

Other findings in the report include:

  • large consumer companies (over €100 million revenue) have a much more pressing need for CDPs, with 68% saying they had many disconnected marketing systems. This group is the core of the CDP marketplace worldwide. Only 26% of business-to-business companies have many disconnected systems.
  • large consumer companies are more likely to connect their systems with a CDP. A total of 86% had a CDP in place or were planning a deployment. By contrast, 52% of business marketers had no CDP deployment plans, reflecting the greater existing integration those groups reported.
  • Interest in CDPs extends well beyond marketing departments. Marketers accounted for just 40% of respondents at B2C companies, with IT (23%) and corporate management (17%) also heavily represented.
  • Over-all, CDP deployment in Europe is in early stages. Only 14% of CDPIE members at large consumer companies had completed their CDP deployment. We believe deployment rates are substantially lower among non-CDPIE members.

The full report can be downloaded here.

Customer Data Platforms are packaged software that builds a unified customer database which can be shared with other systems. The CDP Institute estimates that European revenue for all CDP vendors will total at least €200 million in 2018, including €130 million for EU-based vendors, and is growing above 50% per year. For details, see the CDP Institute’s CDP Industry in Europe Report and worldwide CDP Industry Update, both published in July 2018.

SOURCE: EuropaWire

B2b, Data Centres, Database, eCommerce, Internet, Privacy, Security, Software, Web

Advanced Data Classification now available for DB CyberTech’s #Predictive Data Loss Prevention and #GDPR solutions

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SAN DIEGO, CA, United States, 27-Aug-2018 — /EPR INTERNET NEWS/ — DB CyberTech, a pioneer in machine learning based predictive data loss prevention, today announced advanced data classification for structured data as a new capability of their security and privacy platform. This new capability supports compliance with EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

DB CyberTech’s advanced data classification utilizes natural language processing to continuously and accurately identify high value sensitive data such as personal data, intellectual property, and financial information. With this capability, privacy professionals and Data Protection Officers are now able to focus more of their attention on a set of databases that store sensitive data and therefore pose the greatest risk to the organization.

Advanced Data Classification is available now for DB CyberTech’s Predictive Data Loss Prevention and GDPR solutions. Data classification operates completely non-intrusively by analyzing database conversations. No database login credentials are necessary and there’s no impact on database performance.

“To defend against today’s security threats to structured data, DB CyberTech offers database asset discovery, automatic data classification, and continuous monitoring to identify where sensitive data is stored along with which clients and applications process sensitive information,” said Brett Helm, CEO of DB CyberTech. “We then apply machine learning and behavioral analytics to pinpoint rogue activities including insider threats.”

SOURCE: EuropaWire

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First-ever study of the European CDP industry analyzes 21 vendors employing more than 1,500 people and generating at least €130 million revenue in 2018

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Philadelphia, USA, 11-Jul-2018 — /EPR INTERNET NEWS/ — European vendors in the soon-to-be €1 billion Customer Data Platform (CDP) industry are leading its transition to more integrated solutions, according to a study released today by the CDP Institute Europe.

The first-ever study of the European CDP industry analyzes 21 vendors employing more than 1,500 people and generating at least €130 million revenue in 2018. European firms account for one-quarter of worldwide CDP employment. Vendors covered in the report are: BlueConic, BlueVenn, Boxever, Camp de Bases, Celebrus/D4T4, CommandersAct, ContactLab, CrossEngage, Eulerian Technologies, Fospha, IntentHQ, Invicta, Jahia, LeadBoxer, NGDATA, Nominow, Piwik Pro, PRDCT, RedEye, Splio, and Ysance.

While most of the industry outside Europe sells products limited to database creation and analytics, the majority of European CDP vendors include these functions plus integrated applications such as Web site personalization or email message selection. Systems with these applications have generated nearly all industry growth worldwide in the past year, according to the CDP Institute’s recent analysis of the global industry.

“European marketers have special needs, such as compliance with GDPR, that are often best understood by local vendors,” said CDP Institute Europe CEO David Raab. “Development of a European CDP industry will help more marketers take advantage of CDP’s ability to make full use of their customer data.”

Customer Data Platforms are specialized software that creates a unified, persistent customer database. The world-wide industry has grown 76% in the past year and is expected to exceed $1 billion by 2019. Gartner recently called CDP one of six top marketing technologies to watch in 2018.

SOURCE: EuropaWire

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Former Gartner executive Richard Stiennon on GDPR: organizations have to comply with the most intrusive technology regulation ever

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PRAGUE, Czech Republic, May-1-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — ZOOM International, a leader in call recording, workforce optimization, and compliance software for the omnichannel contact center, today announced support for the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). By making simplicity, speed, and cost-effectiveness the goals of the release, ZOOM has created a new industry standard—companies who need to support GDPR in any region of the world don’t have to purchase and implement more software. GDPR support is a standard part of the ZOOM 6.3 Suite.

Former Gartner executive and Chief Research Analyst at IT-Harvest, Richard Stiennon, explained the scenario in a November 2017 article on Forbes, “The looming imposition of a new data protection regulation in the EU is already sending tremors through the legal and IT worlds as organizations wake up to the fact that by May 25, 2018, they have to comply with the most intrusive technology regulation ever. Law firms and consulting firms are starting to use phrases like ‘this is Y2K all over again.’”

Companies in and outside the EU are taking immediate action to make applications compliant while also planning for larger, cross-department initiatives in parallel. For any company (in any country) managing EU citizen data, fines can be as much as €20 million or 4% of global annual revenues. To add to the pressure, many WFO vendors force additional software purchases of complicated “compliance suites.” Unlike ZOOM, these companies add a burden, creating additional friction for their customers—forcing longer timelines for decisions, approval, and implementation.

“GDPR is a monster of a regulation for companies to tackle,” explained Brian Shore, CEO of ZOOM International, “So, we designed ZOOM 6.3 to simplify and streamline the effort it takes to achieve GDPR compliance. It also gives customers enough flexibility to evolve over time without becoming a beastly, bloated, and outrageously expensive application—like we see from many of our competitors. In addition, GDPR truly puts the ownership of data completely in the consumers’ hands, even allowing them to have all their data erased. To address this, companies really need quality management software more than ever. Perhaps they could afford to have upset customers in the past, but now it is much more expensive. GDPR will enable a different type of attrition than we have ever seen in the history of the world.”

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