I have had several conversations recently in which organisations have shared their challenges in getting sufficient budget to support data protection activities, either internal or external. A misconception among a few organisations is that they see UK GDPR compliance as a project, with efforts made in the run-up to May 2018, and no further action […]
Author: Nick Swain
Changes ahead for US data protection and AI?
With the election of President-elect Donald Trump, US commentators have already begun to flag areas that may change after the inauguration. With regard to the sharing of data with the U.S., the EU-U.S. Data Protection Framework (on which the UK extension relies) was created under the previous Trump administration, after Privacy Shield was invalidated by […]
It might be a good idea but it isn’t necessarily AI
The ‘powered by AI’ tag seems to be used for more and more, in order to make things sound exciting and new. I recently saw an article about an AI-enabled fridge! Much closer to home, I recently read a report in a fundraising magazine, suggesting that AI is already an important tool for fundraisers. There […]
Soft opt-in appears to be out
In the data protection bill put forward by the previous government, but shelved when the general election was called, many charities were pleased to see that the soft opt-in was to be extended to non-profit, lobbying and political organisations. However, in the draft Data (Use and Access ) Bill put forward by the current government, […]
Developing your Trustees
An important part of the well-being of your charity is to support and develop your trustees and leaders, and there are a huge range of free and low cost resources available, from organisations such as DSC, NCVO and others. At this time of year you might be making plans for 2025, and we recommend you […]