Tag: EU GDPR

Have you ever thought about of the cyber risks arising regarding the personal data of the seafarers? Shipping companies are responsible for the data of seafarers they have employed and are equally responsible for the protection of the data. In this article, we explain the importance of GDPR data protection.

The European Commission decided to refer Greece and Spain to the Court of Justice of the EU for failing to make the EU rules on personal data protection into a law (the Data Protection Law Enforcement Directive, Directive (EU) 2016/680). In April 2016, the Council and the European Parliament agreed the Directive had to be transposed into national law by 6 May 2018.

British Authorities fined an insurance company and an advertising agency 135.000 pounds as they violated the GDPR regulation. Both of the companies belong to the same person. It was found out, after an investigation, that the person responsible mistreated their customers' personal information for political purposes.

On the occasion of the EU Data Protection Day on 28 January, the European Commission noted key highlights with respect to eight months since the EU General Data Protection Regulation came into force, providing a global standard for the strongest and most modern data protection rules in the world.

As 2019 begins, there are some important areas concerning cyber security that the ones interested should focus on, according to Silicon Republic's Ellen Tannam. Those in the industry may view it more as a future filled with potential threats and attack vectors to worry about. 

The shipping industry is characterized by a great deal of scepticism and is too slow in gearing up to face the cyber risk and deal with the forthcoming regulatory changes around cyber, said Philp Roche, partner of Norton Rose Fulbright in a recent interview posted on the law firm's website.

NISD should be viewed as means by which to bring harbor authorities, port operators, passenger and freight transport organizations up to speed with the modern digital world. This article aims to clarify why this directive is of much essence, referring not only to cyber security, but also to operational resilience.

The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights released the report "Handbook on European data protection law", providing an overview of the EU’s and the Council of Europe's applicable legal frameworks. The handbook explains key case law, summarising major rulings of both the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights.

The Japan Club describes possible problems about the EU GDPR and how those issues can be solved. Regarding crew illness and injury claims, the Clubs will often be the Shipowners’ employers’ liability insurers and in such cases it will be necessary for the shipowner to provide the crewmembers with notice that their personal data may be shared.

The deadline for its implementation, the May 25th, has reached to an end, meaning that from now onwards, all organizations in the EU, as well as those that deal with data related to EU residents, should comply with new data privacy laws.  Albeit the increased awareness over this issue by the business world, have we really understood what about this regulation is? And most importantly, are we actually prepared for compliance?