£2m clean-up bill for data breach
Companies which suffer a data security breach end up with an average clean-up bill of nearly £2m – a 13…
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Facebook faces privacy clampdown
Brands which run Facebook pages could be forced to revamp their privacy strategies, including giving users the “right to be…
Wi-Fi data security risks exposed
Some 40 per cent of people who have Wi-Fi at home do not know how to change the security settings…
Firms face GCHQ data tracking
Prime Minister David Cameron is urging large companies to allow GCHQ to monitor the data passing over their critical networks….
Trade bodies sign up to DataSeal
DM information security scheme DataSeal has been expanded beyond the DMA membership to members of the IPA, ISBA and IPM…
Stalkers’ Facebook app is scam
A new Facebook app which claims to show users who is stalking them, generates spam messages promoting the tool to…
Public bodies in data loss fiasco
The public sector’s reputation for handling personal data has once again been dragged through the mud after two separate incidences…
‘Zombie cookies’ face clampdown
Brussels chiefs have launched an attack on so-called “zombie cookies”, calling on the advertising industry to stop supporting consumer tracking…
ICO fines send warning to brands
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has been flexing its muscle by hitting two London councils where it hurts – in…
Brands ‘not trusted to hold data’
Some 96 per cent of people do not trust brand owners to keep their personal data secure, according to a…