Twitter fined just €450,000 in first major Irish ruling
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has finally issued its first cross-border GDPR ruling, although those hoping for a shot across the…
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Apple cut to the core by new unlawful tracking claims
Apple’s claim that it puts customer privacy at the heart of its business has been blasted by Facebook nemesis Max…
Govt faces legal threat over Test & Trace data abuse
Privacy campaigners are threatening to take the Government to court unless it publicly commits to ensuring the safety of Test…
Clear as mud: Brits in dark over what firms do with data
Industry efforts to promote data transparency appear to be falling on deaf ears, with the majority of Brits oblivious to…
‘Crafty Cockney’ hacker gets five years in US ‘rusty nail’
A British man, who who went by the online alias “Crafty Cockney” and was a member of a hacking gang…
Hard-up consumers demand more freebies and loyalty
Consumers are increasingly shunning non-essential purchases to spend their income on food and safety products, with Covid-19 ripping a giant…
Google faces £2bn GDPR class action over kids’ privacy
Google is facing yet another day in the UK’s High Court over a breach of privacy and data rights with…
Facebook ‘skirts data transfer rules with GDPR loophole’
Facebook is once again risking the wrath of regulators, consumers and the courts, amid claims that the technology giant is using…
Facebook sues developers for data privacy breaches
Facebook is attempting to show it has learned the lessons from the Cambridge Analytica scandal by taking legal action against…
Industry relief as Brits scotch Covid data sharing fears
The data-driven marketing industry can rest easy that the Government’s shambolic handling of the test and trace programme has not…