Olivia Whitcroft is a solicitor and has worked in the field of data protection for over 25 years. Since 2011 she has run her own legal practice, OBEP, specialising in data protection and technology laws. Olivia read Mathematics at university before moving to a legal career, and previously led the data protection practice at PwC Legal. Olivia enjoys assisting her clients to find practical data protection solutions. She finds the intricacies of the law exciting, and seeks to inspire others to feel the same! Olivia is a Member of the Examination Board for the
Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection.
Published Articles by Olivia Whitcroft
- 'Privacy notices - clarity and effectiveness' - published in Privacy & Data Protection, Volume 14, Issue 5
- ‘Apps and privacy Part 3: appropriate security and retention’ – published in Privacy & Data Protection, Volume 14, Issue 5
- ‘Apps and privacy Part 2: playing a part’ – published in Privacy & Data Protection, Volume 14, Issue 4
- ‘Apps and privacy: App-lying the rules and App-easing the users’ – published in Privacy & Data Protection, Volume 14, Issue 3
- ‘Augmented reality - a leap into a new world’ – published in Privacy & Data Protection, Volume 14, Issue 1
- ‘Social media - challenges in the control of information’, published in Privacy & Data Protection, Volume 13, Issue 7
- ‘Bring Your Own Device - protecting data on the move’, published in Privacy & Data Protection, Volume 13, Issue 4