Super-regulator seeks even more views on digital action
Anyone expecting an immediate crackdown on US tech giants by the UK’s digital “super-regulator” could be left feeling a little…
data protection
Whistleblower claims trigger GDPR probes into Apple
An Apple whistleblower, who was sacked for leaking confidential information after raising privacy concerns as well as claims of sexism…
Edwards brands ‘bonfire of data rights’ claims ‘bullshit’
Information Commissioner John Edwards has rejected concerns that the UK’s data protection reforms will see consumers’ privacy rights abandoned in…
Facebook whistleblower tip of iceberg, ICO data shows
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen is far from alone in exposing potentially illegal data practices of her employer, with the UK’s…
Data strategies to drive post-Covid growth for business
Data-driven strategies will be at the forefront of business growth plans over the next three years, with first-party data, new privacy…
Irish slap Meta with €17m GDPR fine but critics remain
The Irish data watchdog is trying to prove it is a regulatory Rottweiler by slapping Facebook parent Meta with a…
Good data practice ‘beats off rivals and boosts sales’
A new analysis has confirmed what data professionals have been banging on about for years; good data practice is not…
UK firms are world leaders… in shelling out ransomware
The UK is not only under an increasing barrage of ransomware attacks – topping 33.5 million separate incidents in the…
Payday loan firm spanked over 750,000 illegal texts
Payday loan firm The Money Hive – whose website boasts “we understand how important your privacy is to you” –…
‘Double busy’ data scientists fear work is going to waste
Data professionals believe their work is far more important since the pandemic struck and are even able to get more…