State of the Market

[Eirikur]

'Tis the Y2K of 2018.

can't wait for New Years Day 2048 when we go from 111 1111 1111 to the year 1000 0000 0000 in binary, I wonder if that will break anything

[SillyPerson]

Our GDPR project just ended. In the end there wasn't much to do.

A polite but robust response from me I’m afraid...

Either:

1. You’re misinformed
2. Your organisation’s compliance requirements under the DPA were minimal
3. You don’t understand Regulations

Data protection with GDPR is a Good Thing - it forces the legal and IT sides of the same coin to finally work together in all industries and environments.

It’s not perfect

It’s definitely not ‘we’re compliant for ever and nothing more to do’

And once the bandwagon consultants have moved on there will still be a bedrock of actionable legislation for InfoSec and DP folks to leverage to get better results for their clients and data subjects (you and me)

[BlasterBates]

A polite but robust response from me I’m afraid...

Either:

1. You’re misinformed
2. Your organisation’s compliance requirements under the DPA were minimal
3. You don’t understand Regulations

Data protection with GDPR is a Good Thing - it forces the legal and IT sides of the same coin to finally work together in all industries and environments.

It’s not perfect

It’s definitely not ‘we’re compliant for ever and nothing more to do’

And once the bandwagon consultants have moved on there will still be a bedrock of actionable legislation for InfoSec and DP folks to leverage to get better results for their clients and data subjects (you and me)

Nope it is done, GDPR does go further than the regulatory bodies that previously oversaw privacy, but the tweaks weren't a major change.

Sure privacy and requirements is an ongoing theme always has been, GDPR doesn't change that, it now simply means what in the past was compliance with no legal implications, now has legal implications. We haven't employed any contractors to handle this.

[washed up contractor]

can't wait for New Years Day 2048 when we go from 111 1111 1111 to the year 1000 0000 0000 in binary, I wonder if that will break anything

Well the Y2k things didnt break much so I would say do not hold your breath1

[northernladuk]

Well the Y2k things didnt break much so I would say do not hold your breath1

It wiped my Palm V of all my data and replicated and empty device so lost everything.

Well Y2K didn't technically do it. I was in the office at midnight watching nothing happening so was buggering around with my palm and managed to wipe it and replicate the wrong way so overwrote my PC copy.

That damn Y2K bug

[northernladyuk]

Well the Y2k things didnt break much so I would say do not hold your breath1

I know of a hospital (not in the NHS) that in 2000 had a core operational system that was so ancient, that they tweaked some code, so that Y2K was put back until 1 January 2020, because the idea that they could possibly still be on that system then was beyond ridiculous. You can guess the punchline.

[edison]

That’s ridiculous.
GDPR is here to stay. 25th May is just the start.
Y2K was over on 1st Jan 2000

Totally agree that 25th May 'GDPR Day' is only the start. You only have to look at the crisis surrounding Facebook to realise that data privacy is very probably going to be a hot topic for a while.

Given the ICO's stance that they will initially use a softly softly approach to enforcement rather than the threat of fines of up to 4% of annual turnover, I expect to see the full GDPR ramifications in a year or two once large companies start getting fined for non-compliance.

[PerfectStorm]

Taking absolute delight in getting GDPR re-consenting requests from every recruitment agency that's gotten my details from nefarious means and been giving me unsolicited contact for years.

Can't wait to ask a few how and when I signed up to their mailings if they dare contact me after the 25th

[uk contractor]

Job hopes of 4m Brits hit by an
Many of these are IT related posts so its not going to get better for many UK born IT workers anytime soon.

[MrButton]

Job hopes of 4m Brits hit by an
Many of these are IT related posts so its not going to get better for many UK born IT workers anytime soon.

Excellent article.

It’s safe to assume almost all of what they’re talking about is about IT professional roles.