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H&M found guilty for illegal surveillance of employees

When data protection and privacy laws were implemented in Europe in 2018 one of the key legislative acts was the safeguarding of personal data. Retailers were forced to quickly update their privacy policies, as collecting customer data considerable fueled their share in the rise global e-commerce and mobile commerce, but also meant the industry...

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Fashion |OPINION

Unsubscribing from fashion: GDPR flooding inboxes

As of 12:01 this morning the GDPR European privacy laws for data protection came into effect. For anyone with an email address and inbox it has been a week of hell. Email after email announcing a newly updated policy which companies invite you to read, but nobody does, and which ultimately won’t make an impactful difference in our everyday...

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Business

Getting ready for GDPR – practical guidance for fashion influencers

The European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on May, 25, redefining the way consumers and businesses manage data online for good. The new regulation is set to affect virtually everyone operating in the Internet, from retailers to social networks, from influencers to bloggers. The main aim of the GDPR is giving...