The 2014 CECIDP privacy awards dinner, held last night, culminated in a ceremony where the winners of this year's trophies were formally announced.
Despite a local power cut that plunged the diners into darkness just before the arrival of our host, the sensational Samantha, from Radio 4’s legendary quiz programme “I’m Sorry, I haven’t a Clue”, great roars of approval greeted the names of the winners:
Despite a local power cut that plunged the diners into darkness just before the arrival of our host, the sensational Samantha, from Radio 4’s legendary quiz programme “I’m Sorry, I haven’t a Clue”, great roars of approval greeted the names of the winners:
DP Team of the Year
- The entire DAPIX Data Protection Regulation / Directive negotiating team, for attending so many insufferably boring negotiating meetings as they inch their way to the finishing line.
DP Disaster of the Year
- The scramble by Governments in a number of countries to assure citizens that national security considerations have not trumped fundamental data protection rights.
DP Hero of the Year
- The ICO’s David Smith, for going on (and on, and on) ensuring that the organisation maintains a wealth of pragmatic data protection experience at the very top of the UK’s data protection tree.
The Chairman’s Award
- The Data Protector, for achieving 8th place in the Digital Guardian’s 2014 list of “51 Useful Data ProtectionResources: Blogs, Videos, Guides, Infographics, Tools & More.”
DP Lifetime Achievement Award (announced without notice to the plucky winner)
- Dr Chris Pounder, of Amberhawk fame, for steadfastly reminding anyone who will listen what the law actually says, as well as commenting on how the regulators tend to interpret it.
Sources:
https://digitalguardian.com/blog/51-useful-data-protection-resources-blogs-videos-guides-infographics-tools-more#Blogs
http://www.amberhawk.com
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