ICO grovels to NatWest chief over ‘Farage-gate’ probe
The Information Commissioner’s Office has been forced to apologise to former NatWest chief executive Dame Alison Rose over the so-called “Farage-gate”…
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Meta subscription launch ‘not just about making money’
Meta claims that plans to launch ad-free subscription versions of both Facebook and Instagram in the EU are not about…
ICO insists it is ‘here to help’ in fight against shoplifting
The Information Commissioner’s Office has responded to calls from the retail industry to help tackle the growing problem of shoplifting,…
Govt urged to pass data reforms ‘for the sake of SMEs’
The DMA is calling on the Government to get the data protection reforms through Parliament “without hesitation”, citing a new…
Red faces at ICO as Clearview AI overturns £7.5m fine
The Information Commissioner’s Office has suffered an embarrassing defeat at the First-Tier Tribunal after it ruled the regulator did not…
£11.2m Equifax fine takes cost of 2017 breach to £3bn
Equifax UK has been slapped with a £11.2m penalty for the 2017 data breach which exposed the personal data of…
ICO issues ChatGPT warning in Snapchat privacy probe
The Information Commissioner’s Office has sent out a warning shot to companies using generative artificial intelligence tools, taking its first…
Data reforms on a knife edge over Parliamentary delays
The future of the UK’s long-awaited data reforms appears to be hanging in the balance, with the Government admitting the…
ICO told to ‘come clean’ over FCA data protection breach
The Information Commissioner’s Office is being urged to provide full disclosure over an investigation into fellow regulator the Financial Conduct Authority, which…
Fear of a bollocking leads to silence over data breaches
Fear, forgetfulness, poor corporate cyber culture and misunderstanding – and no doubt sometimes all four – are to blame for…