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GDPR – Impacting on security & surveillance systems operators?

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Capturing Biometric Data

Background to GDPR

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a piece of European-wide data protection legislation that becomes fully enforceable in May 2018, following a 2-year grace period.  It was approved by the European Parliament in December 2015 and subsequently published in the EU Official Journal in May 2016. It will replace EU data protection directive 95/46/EC and country legislation such as the UKs Data Protection Act.

The act recognises that rapid technological developments and globalisation have transformed both the economy and social life. People are increasingly making personal information available publically and globally and that the free flow of personal data within the EU and globally must be facilitated whilst still ensuring a high level of protection of this data.

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IFSEC 2017 – a few after event thoughts and insights

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In June 2017 we saw IFSEC 2017 hosted at Excel London as part of a series of shows and expos dealing with security, safety, protection and management. What was particularly interesting was the creation of a new event at IFSEC focusing on Border and Infrastructure protection, a subject that perhaps would traditionally have been covered by the large defence expos. Whilst perhaps still in its infancy this year, you can see the logic in bringing this subject into IFSEC with the surveillance technology and PSIM. Continue reading