UK launches new body for data science professionals
A raft of UK organisations, including the Alan Turing Institute, BCS – The Chartered Institute for IT and the Royal…
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Charities told ‘It could be you’ in Lottery Fund breach
The National Lottery Community Fund, the organisation which uses money raised by the National Lottery to help communities in the…
CCTV footage of Hancock snog fuels data breach probe
The company which operates the CCTV cameras that recorded the damning footage of former Health Secretary Matt Hancock and colleague…
Lawyers claim victory as BA agrees data breach payout
British Airways has finally agreed to cough up compensation to thousands of customers affected by the 2018 data breach, according to the…
Salvation Army supporters warned as hackers strike
The Salvation Army has become the latest high profile organisation to be battered by a ransomware attack after charity bosses…
Targeted ads use ‘illegal surveillance’, lawmakers told
EU and US legislators are being urged to outlaw online targeting, amid claims it is actually “surveillance-based advertising”, with an international…
War on ‘illegal’ adtech RTB heads to the German courts
The battle against what is claimed to be the “the world’s largest data breach, every day” is moving to the…
SShh! Most UK businesses still cover up data breaches
Three years down the line and it seems companies are still struggling to get to grips with GDPR, with new…
Irish open Facebook probe after Brussels intervention
Another day, another Irish Data Protection Commission investigation launches into Facebook’s seemingly blatant disregard for customer data, but this time…
Facebook ‘not bothered’ over data leak affecting 533m
Facebook is risking the wrath of both consumers and regulators alike after refusing to notify any of its half a…