569 – Getting Excited About Policies

This week on WELSTech you’ll learn about the three types of tech-related policies that are important for churches and schools in light of recent regulations. WELS Congregational Services has prepared resources to support your Christmas outreach efforts, plus the WELSTech community buzz includes free stock video.

The discussion:

Policy is job one – Martin shares information he’s learned regarding the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which went into effect in May and why churches and schools should be paying attention to their privacy and security policies. Download his PowerPoint slide deck to review and share locally.

News in tech:

• The Impact of 3,000 Amazon Go Stores Will Be Massive
• Google’s 20th Birthday

WELS now:

C18 Resources – The synod-wide program to reach one million souls this Christmas

Picks of the week:

• How to make Gmail’s desktop interface infinitely better
  • Stylebot Chrome extension
• Online Teen Safety Guide from StaySafe.org

Ministry resource:

Sample Information Security Policy

Community feedback:

• Check out the discussion of Productivity tools in the WELSTech Google Group
  • Goodtasks – an iOS front end for Apple Reminders
• {Dareful} – Free 4K Stock Video
• 100 best webdesign tools ever
• Read about privacy for children’s photos and lots more in the Google Plus Community, WELS Google Schools

Featured videos and more:

Learn more about Amazon Go and what our future cashier-less shopping experience may be like.

Coming up on WELSTech:

Episode 570 – The information security discussion continues with a focus on notification, encryption, and forms. Release date: Wednesday, October 10.

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