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Jul 01, 2018
Getting to grips with GDPR: The right to be informed
You may have been hearing a lot lately about GDPR – the new data protection law that comes into force on 25 May. There is a lot of information and misinformation out there and it can be confusing to understand what’s going on and whether you should be bothered about it. One area of confusion is the rights you have, some of which have been strengthened or amended and some are new. Over the next few weeks we aim to demystify the rights with a series of blog posts – one on each right – to
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Jun 29, 2018
DataKind UK: using data science for good
We invest a lot of time and effort into supporting other socially minded organisations. As part of our efforts, we regularly invite those organisations to use our Park area for meetups, talks and workshops. Last week we hosted DataKind UK and Global Witness who spoke to a large audience of friends and supporters about their work uncovering problems in the UK’s Companies Register. In this guest post, Suzy East from DataKind UK tells us a bit more about the project they presented. Using data science for good What do you get if you cross four do-gooding data scientists, a
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Jun 26, 2018
Getting to grips with GDPR: The right to have data restricted
The sixth article in our series on GDPR rights is about the right to have data restricted. Catch up on previous articles on your right to be informed, the access right, correction right, deletion right, and the right to object. Part 6: The right to have data restricted This right is not strictly new, as current law provides for a court to be able to order an organisation to restrict their processing of certain data, but GDPR makes it a right you can exercise directly with an organisation. This right is essentially like putting your personal data in limbo
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Jun 11, 2018
Getting to grips with GDPR: The right to object
The fifth blogpost in our series on GDPR rights is about the objection right. Catch up on previous articles on your right to be informed, your access right, your correction right, and your deletion right. Part 5: The right to object There is already a right to object in current UK data protection law (the right to prevent processing), but it is set out a little differently to the GDPR right. In both current law and GDPR there are two aspects to this right: The right to object to direct marketing. The right to object to other processing of
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May 23, 2018
Getting to grips with GDPR: The right to request deletion
The fourth article in our series on GDPR rights is about the deletion right. Catch up on previous articles that cover your right to be informed, the access right, and the correction right. Part 4: The right to request deletion There has been a lot of hype and misleading information about this right and it is often called ‘the right to be forgotten’. The reality is that there is no such right, and it has always been the case that your right is to request deletion, not demand it. This is a complicated right in that it only applies in
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May 15, 2018
Yoti’s CEO Robin Tombs on the BBC Breakfast sofa talking biometrics
We knew something had to be done to fix the world’s broken identity system, and that the solution must put the consumer firmly in control of something as precious as their identity. It made no sense to us that while the rest of our lives were going digital, the way we proved who we are was stubbornly clinging to paper and card. We decided to use the advancements in biometrics and smartphones to develop a modern digital identity solution that gives people a simpler, faster and secure way to prove who they are. Yoti has been built using the latest
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May 14, 2024
Making age checks inclusive
In today’s world, we can access a range of goods, services and experiences online. As a result, regulations are being passed across the globe to ensure that young people safely navigate the digital world. From the UK’s Online Safety Act to age verification laws in the US, platforms are being required to check the ages of their users. To do this effectively, the age assurance methods offered must be inclusive and accessible to as many people as possible. Why can’t businesses just use ID documents? Most people tend to think of age assurance as checking a person’s age
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Mar 20, 2024
Say hello to our 2024 B Corp Impact Report
We’re delighted to reach our ninth year of being a B Corp. When Yoti was founded 10 years ago, we knew that we wanted to do business the right way. Because that’s the only way we can truly make the digital world safer for everyone. Our founders knew that in this industry, we were going to come up against some complex ethical questions. Working with identity, personal data and biometrics is a delicate matter. And that’s one of the reasons we became a B Corp – to hold us accountable to all our stakeholders including our people, clients, suppliers, the
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Feb 22, 2024
Addressing social challenges: How eSignatures can help solve everyday problems
Our purpose is at the core of everything we do. Our principles are integrated throughout our business, whether that’s how we go about our day-to-day operations, interact with one another or design and build our solutions. This series looks beyond just how our products can benefit businesses. It also explores how they are helpful to the people using them. This article focuses on eSignatures. Tackling fraud People are becoming more aware and better informed of the different types of scams out there. So fraudsters have had to respond with new and increasingly complex techniques. In turn, people and businesses