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For over a decade, information governance professionals have wrestled with how to adapt, prioritize and coordinate their activities in the face of a constant deluge of data, the introduction of new technologies, and rapidly evolving regulatory obligations—all while under pressure to support the corporate goal of increasing profits at lower operating costs. Even the ongoing... Read more

As many enterprises continue working toward General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance, they now face the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), scheduled to go into effect in January 2020. The importance of the CCPA to U.S. businesses can’t be overstated. One in eight U.S. residents lives in California, and the state has the world’s fifth... Read more

Fines associated with privacy violations and misusing private data are increasing, and more regulations are coming. In January of 2019, Google was fined €50,000,000 for lack of transparency and consent in processing personal data for advertising purposes. In July, Facebook was hit with a $5 billion fine after violating a pledge not to misuse consumer... Read more

I recently had the pleasure of chatting with the Bloor Group’s Eric Kavanaugh for an Inside Analysis Podcast on the ethics of data. Along with Collibra’s Stan Christiaen and data governance consultant John Ladley, we discussed the importance of an ethical approach to data and the ethics challenges companies need to consider when they launch... Read more

How to Mitigate Risks? Practical advice to help you better understand your data and how to mitigate risks. CGOC Faculty Members share their insights across multiple publications from CIO Dive to Bloomberg Law. Here’s the top news: Privacy, Compliance Pose Big Challenges for In-House Counsel The executive director of the CGOC, Heidi Maher share’s her... Read more

In early 2018, many legal and privacy experts hailed the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as the most important legislation of the past 20 years. Companies worldwide panicked, terrified the slightest infractions could lead to hefty GDPR fines and serious damage to brand reputation. While this hasn’t fully materialized, presentations and discussions at... Read more

As a result of the need to protect data from breaches and comply with complex and evolving global data privacy regulations, we talk about “governance” more than ever, and I’m often asked about the difference between information governance and data governance. In “Information Governance for Healthcare Professionals: A Practical Approach,” which is a terrific resource... Read more

This blog was originally published by Richard Hogg in IBM System Magazine Congratulations! We’re all in a growth area—the ever expanding footprint of privacy regulations around the world. We’re now about eight months into General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) being live, and the world is still turning. Up ahead, we see the California Consumer Privacy... Read more

Progress in the area of information governance (IG) can be frustratingly slow. We recently read that only 29 percent of Europe-base companies are GDPR compliant, and CGOC research has found that in the U.S., IG maturity remains low, despite the reality of the GDPR, as well as the CCPA going into effect next year and... Read more

Congress first recognized Data Privacy Day in 2009 to raise awareness about the importance of protecting one’s personal data on the internet, yet 10 years later, Google is being blasted with a €50 million fine for violating the EU’s GDPR regulation. Given this—and the deluge of headline-grabbing data privacy scandals, such as Facebook coordinating with... Read more