The GDPR project in CSI Helsinki started in spring 2018 when a global software company told in a webinar about the forthcoming changes in the EU legislation. The speakers got everyone’s attention by stating that infringement of the new regulation would cost them several billions of euros.

The threat of sanctions is something I’m sure everyone working with GDPR projects remembers as the first incentive to learn more about the regulation and to take action.

Law student trainings are a sign of spring

For us, a clear sign of spring are the CSI Lawyer trainings for law students which have maintained their popularity since the turn of the millennium. We cooperate closely with the law faculties of the Helsinki and Turku Universities, and in the five training sessions held this April there were students from both universities again.