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Data protection officer (DPO)

Data protection officer (DPO)

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Data protection officer (DPO)

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- [Narrator] The European law GDPR made require you to hire a DPO or a data protection officer. You will probably need to consult with counsel to assess whether or not you need a DPO. The three criteria on this slide are often open to interpretation. And if you meet one of these three then you may need to hire a DPO. First, public authority. If you are a public body that is processing personal data. Second, large-scale regular monitoring. If your core activities in business involve the processing of personal data of data subjects on a large scale. Third, large scale special data categories. If part of an organization's core activity involves the processing of specific special data categories is done on a large scale. As part of their responsibilities, the DPOs will receive comments and questions from your users relating to the processing of their personal data. Second, informing organizations and its employees about…

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