The Importance of Protecting Data in the Health Sector
Digital transformation is a reality in all areas. Technologies leverage a broad set of opportunities to satisfy diverse needs, optimizing available resources and reducing the risks associated with the use of technologies. The health sector is one of the sectors that most care must have in the processing of personal data, ensuring the privacy of patient data. With the entry into force of the new GDPR, the importance of protecting data in the health sector is even more evident. We discuss in this article the main implications of the treatment of personal data in the health sector.
The impact of the new data protection law for loyalty cards
The new data protection law comes into force in May and there are many changes that companies will have to adapt. A very important area today is the loyalty cards, used by a large number of commercial establishments and aims to collect as many customer data as possible, in order to draw up a marketing strategy. In today’s article, we will address the impact of the new data protection law for loyalty cards!
Datapeers and the new data protection law
In May 2016, it was published a general regulation about Data Protection in the official Journal of the European Union. This new regulation revokes the current legislation on the protection of personal data, published in 1995, when internet access was not yet widespread.
The main objective of this regulation is to protect the privacy of citizens, and to ensure the free movement of personal data in the European Union. This new regulation aims to find answers to the challenges posed by the technological evolution that has happened in recent years.
