Startups are increasingly dependent on the collection, processing, and use of personal data for their success. For that reason, businesses and startups take data breaches and privacy violations very seriously and implement measures to ensure their users’ data security. We’ve identified some of the Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs) that startups are employing! What are PETS? PETs …
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September 12, 2023
INFOGRAPHIC: The New EU-US Data Privacy Framework
We have crafted an infographic to explain the current landscape of EU-US data transfers. It dives into how the successor to the Privacy Shield, the new Data Privacy Framework, holds great potential to facilitate the transfer of data from the EU to the US, in particular for startups. As Allied for Startups, an association that …
Data Latest News Press Release Privacy
July 11, 2023
PRESS RELEASE: New EU-US Data Privacy Framework is vital for startups and a key milestone for Transatlantic Relations
[Brussels, 11 July 2023, contact: jaime@alliedforstartups.org] The European Commission’s adoption of its adequacy agreement for EU-US personal data is a milestone decision. It is a crucial step towards an adequacy regime that will provide significant benefits for startups by enabling free and secure data flows across the Atlantic. The invalidation of the Privacy Shield in …
Data Privacy Startups
June 30, 2022
Startups at the center of the privacy debate: deep dive into the EDPS Conference.
We participated in the European Data Protection Supervisor 2022 Conference!, where we reaffirmed that the privacy debate in Europe is still heated. Our question is: where are the startups? The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) is the independent EU authority that ensures all European institutions and agencies respect the fundamental right to the protection of …
Data Privacy Startups
May 19, 2022
Three Keys to Unlock Data for Global Startups
Data is the most valuable asset in the modern digital economy. It allows entrepreneurs to understand complex realities, make better decisions, and even forecast business outcomes. Data is the number one ingredient of innovation and is key for startup entrepreneurs as it is an easily scalable asset. For instance, if you want to manufacture a …
Data Innovation Privacy
May 5, 2022
Startup entrepreneurs, how has the GDPR affected your business?
The General Data Protection Regulation has been one of the most important compliance milestones of the overall EU agenda on data. It provided a harmonized framework for any organization around the world dealing with the personal data of EU citizens. After 4 years of full GDPR applicability, we would like to hear the voice of …
Privacy
January 28, 2021
Data Privacy Day – A startup affair
What is an issue for a consumer, becomes an issue for a startup. For the last few years privacy has become a primary concern for users and consumers. Startups, as the most user-centric actors in the economy, have followed suit in ensuring customer safety and trust by tightly safeguarding both their business and consumer data. …
Privacy
January 4, 2018
GDPR for Startups in Practise
This is the story of Aplyfifi – a name that stands for thousands of startups in Europe that are platforms, third party providers and will have to become data protection compliant by March. The idea is simple: a one-click application. Allowing visitors of your website to drag+drop their CV into a widget, and then follow …