ChatGPT under threat over claims it breaches GDPR
The inexorable march of ChatGPT through the marketing industry could be about the come to an abrupt halt if one…
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AI plagiarism concerns fail to halt widescale adoption
Artificial intelligence tools might be sweeping through the marketing industry like a dose of salts but well over two-thirds (69%)…
UK firms braced for fresh wave of ransomware attacks
UK companies must be on data security red alert over a fresh wave of malicious cyber attacks, particularly ransomware demands,…
Firms admit AI fears justified; 27% have even banned it
More than 9 out of 10 businesses recognise they must do more to reassure customers that their data is used…
Amazon hit by €32m fine for ‘excessive’ staff monitoring
Amazon’s staff surveillance techniques – branded “bruising” by the UK GMB union – have sparked a €32m (£27m) fine in…
Two PECR wreckers sent packing as ICO war rages on
The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued its second warning in as many weeks over rogue marketing practices after slapping two…
HelloFresh scorched for 80m illegal emails and texts
Global food delivery company HelloFresh, whose annual revenues top €6bn, has been fingered by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office for…
Charities can ring the changes with legitimate interest
While we may still be some way from seeing the UK Government’s plans to update data and digital regulations becoming…
Amazon starts appeal against ‘flawed’ €746m GDPR fine
Online retail giant Amazon has launched an appeal against its €746m (£636m) GDPR fine – the second highest penalty since…
Regulator wades into row over ‘data snooping’ by DWP
Information Commissioner John Edwards has stepped into the row over plans to give the Government powers to snoop on benefit…