H&M hands role to Cambridge Analytica whistleblower
H&M has enlisted the help of Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie – the man who lifted the lid on the…
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Cambridge Analytica firm fined for ignoring ICO demand
Cambridge Analytica parent company SCL Elections has been fined £21,000 – including over £6,000 in costs – for failing to…
Facebook bids to overturn £500,000 data abuse fine
Facebook has launched an appeal against the £500,000 fine issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office, claiming that the regulator found…
European Parliament backs demand for Facebook audit
The European Parliament is ramping up the pressure on Facebook after backing a motion for a full, independent audit of…
Mass data leak sees Google+ go down the plughole
Google is to pull the plug on the consumer version of its Google+ social network after finally fessing that private…
ICO starts legal action against Cambridge Analytica firm
The Information Commissioner’s Office is ramping up its action against SCL Elections, the parent company of Cambridge Analytica, by launching…
ICO data probe ratchets up £1.4m bill – and counting
The Information Commissioner’s Office investigation into the use of data analytics for political purposes – which, by its own admission,…
Marketers in denial over consumer privacy concerns
Businesses appear to be in complete denial over consumer privacy concerns – despite heightened fears sparked by the Cambridge Analytica…
Facebook suspends analytics firm which works for BBC
Facebook is attempting to prove it is serious about customers’ privacy by suspending yet another analytics firm – whose clients…
‘Teflon’ Facebook sees ad spend rise by nearly 50%
Consumers may be worried about Facebook’s data governance but predictions that the Cambridge Analytica data scandal would trigger a mass defection…