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Rats ate my house deeds
The New Year is often a great excuse to clear out and start afresh. With lockdown still in force, it is a chance for business owners to take stock and audit the piles of paperwork that have accumulated in their…
Are you one of the nine in ten?
The BBC reports that nine in 10 workers who worked from home during lockdown would like to continue in some form. A report by academics at Cardiff and Southampton universities suggests the majority of people working from home are as…
Don’t become that person in a bad novel!
Picture this: it’s ridiculously early in the morning and the fictional practice manager of a busy firm of solicitors pulls into a rather dodgy area full of rusty old shipping containers and a few unsavoury looking characters kicking some fast…
The benefits of being an independant business!
We are based in an area of the country made up of many small and independent businesses. Filofile is proud of the fact that it operates independently and is not part of a large chain or franchise. This means that…
Even Microsoft admits to data breach
It's tempting to believe that important data breaches only happen in the US and the figures tend to bear that out – the US accounts for the overwhelming majority of the really big data breaches that have been made public,…
November: a time to file …..
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A…
GDPR: Important steps on managing paper records
In our previous blog we talked about how much of the proposed GDPR legislation has focused on electronic customer data. The focus is being placed on cybersecurity threats, server and database hacks, and stored electronic data whereas paper documents,…
Are your physical records becoming your GDPR Blind Spot?
At present, much of the proposed GDPR legislation has focused on electronic customer data – how it is collected, processed, shared and stored. With an estimated 60 percent of customer data residing in business documents, GDPR is once again shining a…
Facebook sales soar despite data scandal!
Hands up all those who thought the recent privacy scandal involving Facebook and the political consultancy Cambridge Analytica would result in the social media platform’s rapid demise? According to the publication of its recent sales figures, it looks like all…
Wearable tech and the privacy issue
In fitness, gaming, smartwatches and a host of other areas, wearable technology has found a place in consumers’ hearts. For the product manufacturers, however, it is often described as a regulatory minefield: wearables are increasingly faced with myriad legal challenges,…