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Chris Grant (he/him)

Meet the 230 new emojis approved for 2019

The Unicode Consortium, the group which approve the icons before they appear on the likes of Android and iOS, has given the green light for no less than 230 new emojis.

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Chris Grant (he/him)

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

The latest guidence from the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) could be relevent to anyone operating a website that allows users to log in, whether it’s staff, volunteers, customers, or the general public. Although the GDPR does not say anything specific about passwords, you are required to process personal data securely by means of appropriate technical and organisational measures.

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Chris Grant (he/him)

Your GDPR compliance checklist

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

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Chris O'Brien

The GDPR – General Data Protection Regulation – is here. What should website owners do now?

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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Tom Furmanski

O’Brien Media has (you guessed it) a new Privacy Policy

We’ve updated our Privacy Policy, effective May 24, 2018. These changes were made primarily in preparation for the EU’s new data privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). With these updates, we reaffirm our commitment to safeguarding the personal data of our customers and anyone who visits our websites.