Grindr coughs up £26m for ad suit but denies liability
LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr has agreed to pay £26m to settle a UK High Court group action which alleged to…
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Uber slams ‘disproportionate’ €825m Dutch GDPR fine
Uber is facing one of the largest monetary penalties issued under GDPR, with the Dutch data protection authority set to…
ICO waves white flag in battle to recover 23&Me fine
The Information Commissioner’s Office has been forced to admit defeat over its action against US genetic testing company 23&Me after…
Search begins for new boss of Information Commission
The Government has kicked off the search for a new Information Commission chair – the role which was all but…
Union demands ‘urgent action’ as ICO row escalates
The trade union which represents staff at the Information Commissioner’s Office has demanded urgent action to address what it calls…
Brits demanding greater data transparency in AI age
UK consumers are becoming more informed, more deliberate and even less forgiving when it comes to how companies collect and…
ICO urged to ‘come clean’ after John Edwards jumps
The Information Commissioner’s Office is under growing pressure to release details of the how long it knew about commissioner John…
ICO workplace probe finds Edwards ‘has case to answer’
The Information Commissioner’s Office has been forced to temporarily strip commissioner John Edwards of his responsibilities following an independent workplace…
LinkedIn faces data protection probe over Premium plan
LinkedIn is facing a major challenge to its business model, which only allows to see who has visited their profile…
ICO urges parents to treat online privacy like road safety
The Information Commissioner’s Office is calling on parents to treat their children’s online privacy like road safety and stranger danger…