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Whois domain name search service may need to be shut down in order to comply with the GDPR
Michael Coyle
March 22, 2018
Whois domain name search service may need to be shut down in order to comply with the GDPR
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is coming into action soon, 25 May to be exact. The GDPR’s aim is hand back control of data to citizens and residents of the EU.
The telecom and networking giant Huawei has filed a Blockchain-based patent application which was published by ChinaÂs state Intellectual Property Office on Tuesday 6th March.
The telecom and networking giant Huawei has filed a Blockchain-based patent application which was published by China’s state Intellectual Property Office on Tuesday 6th March. Initially the Shenzhen-based company filed its patent application on the 15th August 2016. Its described as a Blockchain-based verification system for protection of intellectual property rights for digital content
From May 2018 and with special thanks to the General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679) (GDPR). In the UK it is currently a Bill but will evolve into the Data Protection Act 2018, which will synch with the GDPR.
William Godfrey posted sensitive police information on Twitter was fined in Maidstone Crown Court and after admitting breaking the Data Protection Act 1998.
In the case of Various Claimants v Wm Morrisons Supermarket plc [2017] EWHC 3113 (QB) the Honourable Mr Justice Langstaff found that Morisons were vicariously liable for the actions of its senior IT auditor, Andrew Skelton.
With patents ranging from a Âscan to email and Âbilateral and multilateral decision making it does make for an interesting read. However, when US Patent Number, 6,690,400 was featured, things took a down turn.
The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) is coming into force on 25 May 2017 and whilst it will provide a more transparent framework to acknowledge personal data it will also provide for greater fines and conditions.
You may be wondering what the fuss is all about, this talk as to Blockchain technology. Its the foundation on which the bitcoin digital currency is founded. To be honest it’s going to change the world’s financial markets and as with the Internet in the late 90s its not going away.