We remember 2008 for Obama becoming President, the Beijing
Olympics and the global financial crisis. Nickelback's
"Rock Star" took a swipe at celebrity culture and Heath
Ledger was outstanding as the Joker in "The Dark
Knight".
Roll on ten years and we have Trump as President, the World Cup
raising national hopes disproportionately, the financial markets
are jittery ahead of Brexit and celebrity culture is pervasive. Ed
Sheeran has taken up the musical mantle and there is much
anticipation around the release of "Bohemian Rhapsody".
Progress in some areas, regression in others - I'll leave you
to debate which...
One area which has progressed beyond recognition (and for the
better) is that of Data Protection. In 2008, the 2001 law was in
force in Guernsey, the proliferation of digital data was a fraction
of its current levels and businesses were predominantly focused on
anti-money laundering (AML) requirements. Whilst
data protection was the "poor cousin" of AML in
