Age UK Suffolk has closed, following financial challenges compounded after the COVID-19 led to a fall in fundraising and paid-for services. The services cost £2 million per year to run and the county council said it would help to ensure that the essential gap is filled, but I expect that is little comfort for the […]
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[SUPERSEDED] EU-US Privacy Shield unlawful – what you must do now
This blog post has been superseded by https://zorva.info/2020/07/29/privacy-shield-invalid-important-update-29jul20/ Last week the European Court of Justice struck down the EU-US Privacy Shield, the agreement and accreditation scheme that made it lawful to transfer personal data from the EU (and the UK) to the US. Privacy Shield replaced the Safe Harbor agreement in August 2016, when it […]
Government grants available
The Government has announced that £90 million of grants are available and I encourage you to see if your organisation could benefit. Community Match Challenge Up to £85 million is available as matched funding for grants expected to be in the range of £5-20 million. Applications must be received by 2nd August (I know it’s […]
‘Test and trace’ breaks GDPR?
Recently, the ICO commented that data protection rules must be followed, even in emergency situations like the current COVID-19 pandemic. Naturally, things make take a little longer than normal but there is no excuse for ignoring the rules. So, can you imagine how embarrassing it is for the UK government, when the Department of Health […]
Blackbaud Hack – Impact on universities and relevance for us all
Following my blog post last week about the Blackbaud hack, it seems that some UK, US and Canadian universities have had data stolen relating to students and alumni. You can read the BBC report but there are a few things that we can all learn from this: If a data breach is reportable, you only […]