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Are Companies Playing It Too Safe With GDPR Breach Reporting?

A new report from the law firm of Pinsent Masons shows that there has been a high level of GDPR "over-reporting" at the U.K.'s Information Commissioner's Office, but organizations who may think they are playing it safe may actually be opening themselves up to further regulatory scrutiny.

4 minute read July 01, 2019 at 12:05 AM
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Frank Ready
Are Companies Playing It Too Safe With GDPR Breach Reporting?

Last month, the law firm Pinsent Masons released its GDPR, a Year In report, which is pretty much exactly what it sounds like. One particular area of interest is a note about the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and the fact that the organization was experiencing high levels of “over-reporting.”

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