GDPR

New ICO GDPR guidance: Passwords and encryption in online services and websites

Chris Grant (he/him) November 02, 2018 0 Comments
What is required under the GDPR? The latest guidance from the ICO (Information Commissioner's Office) could be relevant to anyone operating a website (whether it's using WordPress, WooCommerce, Drupal or numerous other content management systems. If your website allows users to log in, whether it's staff, volunteers, customers, or the general public, the new guidance needs to be considered....
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The O’Brien Media Website Analytics Service Agreement has been updated

Chris Grant (he/him) June 06, 2018 0 Comments
The O'Brien Media Website Analytics Service Agreement has been updated to reflect the requirements of the GDPR. You can access the Website Analytics Service Agreement here, your continued use of the service indicates acceptance of the new service agreement, and the data processing agreement (addendum), which can be read here. We encourage you to read both documents fully so that you understand...
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Your GDPR compliance checklist

Chris Grant (he/him) June 01, 2018 0 Comments
Getting through the General Data Protection Regulation Whether you’re a business owner, senior manager, or a designated data protection officer, if it’s your job to keep on top of GDPR legislation and ensure your organisation upholds the GDPR compliance requirements, and you sure have a lot on your plate! To give you a helping hand we've put together a GDPR Compliance Checklist that...
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WooCommerce 3.4 is now available with GDPR compliance features for your store

Chris Grant (he/him) May 28, 2018 0 Comments
WooCommerce, the popular eCommerce plugin for WordPress is now available, after having been in development since January, and includes some essential tools relating to GDPR compliance and your website. While 3.4 is a “minor” release; meaning this version should be backwards compatible with sites running versions of WooCommerce greater than 3.0. It's still recommend that your site is tested...
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The GDPR – General Data Protection Regulation – is here. What should website owners do now?

Chris O'Brien May 25, 2018 0 Comments
The new GDPR - General Data Protection Regulation - which came into effect on 25th May this year and replaces the current Data Protection laws across the UK and Europe. It's important that all businesses are aware of what it means for your them, as the consequences of not complying with the new regulations could be severe, with, worse case, fines of up to 20 million Euros for larger companies....
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Customiser updates, code checking and GDPR features in WordPress 4.9.6

Jenny O'Brien May 18, 2018 0 Comments
WordPress 4.9.6 features a much improved Customiser workflow with design drafts, locking, scheduling, and preview links. What’s more, code syntax highlighting and error checking has arrived, and will make for a clean and smooth site building experience even easier. Finally, if all that wasn’t pretty great, WordPress has got a great new Gallery widget and improvements to theme browsing and...
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