Security
Protecting Trade Secrets While Being Transparent
Transparency is not showing everything. It is answering the right question at the right depth.
Blog
Data protection and the DPP
Balancing personal data, trade secrets and transparency duties; how GDPR shapes passport data.
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Security
Protecting Trade Secrets While Being Transparent
Transparency is not showing everything. It is answering the right question at the right depth.
Security
Cyber Security for DPP Systems
A passport is a public surface by design. Shrinking the attack surface has to be part of that design.
Security
DPP Access Rights: Who Sees What?
The most misunderstood aspect of a passport. Tiered access is what makes transparency compatible with trade secrets.
Verification
eIDAS, E-Seals and Signing a DPP
Companies do not sign — they seal. In EU law, the right instrument for a passport is an electronic seal.
Standards
Restricted Data Tiers and Authorised Access (EN 18239)
Not every piece of data must be public. Restricted tiers and authorised access strike the balance between transparency and trade secrets.
GDPR
GDPR/KVKK and DPP Data Management
The passport is public; but what about trade secrets and personal data? We explain how to keep the DPP compliant with GDPR/KVKK.
Supply Chain
DPP Clauses for Supplier Contracts
Data left to goodwill does not arrive. Eight clauses to add to purchase contracts, and the reasoning behind each.