Tag Archives: data privacy

The Road to Better Data Handling

Posted on June 27, 2019 by way0utwest

Recently I was on an internal communication thread with multiple people at Redgate Software. We have various ways to keep our (semi-) distributed teams in touch with one another and handle issues. While email works, I think many people like … Continue reading →

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The Death of the GDPR

Posted on May 9, 2019 by way0utwest

When I first heard of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, I was disheartened. It sounds like another over reaction by politicians to a crisis that would create lots of work for companies. At the time I was working for a software vendor … Continue reading →

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Changing Context and Data Reuse

Posted on April 23, 2019 by way0utwest

One of the points of the GDPR that I thought was very interesting was the idea that users needed to give consent for data use for specific purposes. This had many companies trying to reaffirm consent last year while others … Continue reading →

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Protecting Data Between Services

Posted on April 22, 2019 by way0utwest

I saw an announcement this week that Microsoft is shutting down their HealthVault service, where someone might have chosen to store their medical records in a way that it could be shared with health professionals, but an individual could maintain … Continue reading →

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