Facebook risks fresh row over ‘cash for data’ scheme
Facebook is risking fresh controversy after relaunching an app which pays consumers to hand over data on how they use…
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Germans unleash GDPR blitz on behavioural ad giants
Privacy campaigners are ratcheting up their war against online behavioural advertising platforms, which they claim are in breach of GDPR,…
Facebook top brass branded abhorrent for new no-show
They seek them here, they seek them there, but Facebook ‘Scarlet Pimpernels’ Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg have now been slapped…
Facebook set to be hit with 20 year privacy clampdown
Facebook could be forced to sign a deal with US authorities which will force the social media giant to have…
Canadians take the lead to subpoena Facebook top dogs
The Canadians continue to spearhead global attempts to drag Facebook overlords Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg into line as part…
Uber drivers threaten legal action over data roadblock
Uber might not have the best record in keeping personal information secure but it is facing the wrath of its…
Irish data regulator launches inquiry into adtech giant
The Irish Data Protection Commission has finally launched an investigation into US adtech giant Quantcast for potential breaches of GDPR…
ICO reveals it has 10,000 data breach cases to probe
The full scale of the gargantuan task facing Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham and her team has been revealed after the…
Facebook back in dock as Canadians begin legal action
Yesterday, all of Facebook’s troubles seemed so far away, now it looks as though they are here to stay after…
Revealed: the worst data privacy offenders on the planet
Capital One, Snapchat, Facebook and, believe it or not, the UK Government, are among the worst organisations in the world…