Data Protection Officer Role
Data Protection Officer: Role, Requirements and Organising The Data Protection Officer role has come into sharp focus on the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Along with this, the market for data protection professionals is booming: the GDPR obliges certain organisations to appoint a separate Data Protection Officer (DPO) with the task of being an organisation’s internal expert in monitoring the processing of personal data and helping the organisation to comply
Appointing a Data Protection Officer (DPO)
Appointing a DPO is an obligation for some organisations. On the other hand, some wish to do so voluntarily. The questions ‘when does an organisation need to appoint a DPO’ seems to be a puzzling one. Nevertheless, appointing a DPO comes with many benefits for an organisation’s data processing activities. Assessing whether this obligation applies is not always simple. A quick glance at the law text doesn’t give a clear-cut answer either – unless you are a public authority or
