Industry claims victory as Data Reform Bill is revealed
The DMA has backed the UK’s plans for data protection reform – revealed this morning – including bigger fines for…
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ICO gets £7.5m boost as legal battles continue to rage
The Information Commissioner’s Office has secured a £15% “pay rise” – which could give the regulator an additional £7.5m a…
UK shoppers increasingly fearful of online data abuse
Consumer concerns over online personal data collection and security appear to be rising faster than the cost of living, with…
Omnicom Group hires first global data privacy chief
Omnicom Group is aiming to bolster its data protection practices with the appointment of its first global chief data privacy…
GDPR four years on: €1.6bn in fines but issues remain
It is fair to say that data protection has moved on immeasurably since GDPR came into force on May 25…
Under siege: Marketers’ favourite password is ‘123456’
The media and marketing industry is one of the most breached sectors in the world, and even the most senior…
Clearview AI gets £7.5m fine; is facial recognition dead?
The future of facial recognition technology has been thrown into disarray after the Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Clearview AI…
TikTok data breach class action dropped over cost fears
TikTok has managed to swerve a potentially damaging High Court data protection class action after former children’s commissioner for England…
Ticketmaster drops GDPR appeal and pays £1.25m fine
Ticketmaster has finally caved in to the Information Commissioner’s Office ruling that it was in breach of GDPR, pulling out…
Apple slices up data brokers as privacy war escalates
Apple is ramping up its attack on the data broker industry in a global ad campaign designed to show how…