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GDPR and CCTV

by Mark Rowe

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is due to come into force from May 25; unifying data protection for all member states within the EU, including the UK regardless of the 2016 Brexit vote. Sanctions for data breaches will become as much as 20million euros or up to 4pc of a company’s annual worldwide turnover.

Practically, it strengthens the requirement for consent prior to any marketing contact for instance, and means that personal data cannot be transferred to countries outside the EEA, unless they guarantee the same level of data protection.

Stephen Yeo, Panasonic Business Marketing Director, said: “It’s the biggest challenge for marketing in my 26 year career. As a result of GDPR, businesses need to consider where and how they process data – that’s everything from names and addresses to security footage.”

“We certainly believe that there are technological ways to mitigate some of the risks. An example is people masking technology for CCTV, which protects a person’s identity and means the actual footage can only be viewed in the event of an incident, such as a theft. A further example is automatic data removal from a scanner. Inbuilt functionality that removes data from a machine once it’s transferred to a PC, means that the data is automatically more secure.”

In response to the changes in capturing and storing CCTV footage within public spaces, Panasonic reports that it offers security products that align with Articles 32 and 35 of GDPR. A ‘secure communication’ feature, available on Panasonic i-PRO Extreme cameras, allows IP surveillance communication to stay safe from spoofing, snooping, video tampering and altering.

Stephen Yeo added: “Networked devices such as CCTV have been identified as a potential weak spot for data breaches, so it’s vital that organisations look at how this is mitigated as they plan for 25 May.”

Visit: https://business.panasonic.co.uk.

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