Privacy by design: Keeping union digital projects data safe

What is ‘Privacy by design’?

‘Privacy by design’ is the mindset we need to adopt when designing any data collection that involves personal data. 

It’s about being proactive and thinking about the rights of individuals and how you can protect those rights by keeping their data safe. 

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Why is the TUC asking you to opt back onto mailing lists?

Have you recently been asked to opt back into an email mailing list you were already subscribed to? If so, you’re not alone. It’s all to do with the changes to Data Protection regulations that come into effect on the 25th May.

These new laws, known as the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), are tightening up Data Protection rules in many ways, with an emphasis on giving individual more rights on how their data is used.

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