Irish up WhatsApp fine 350% to €225m after EDPB call
The Irish Data Protection Commission has finally bared its teeth, imposing a €225m (£219m) fine on WhatsApp for severe breaches…
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Tech giants lobby Brussels ‘through the back door’
The length that US tech giants will go to ensure they have huge influence in Brussels has been laid bare,…
Critics round on overhaul of data law; Daily Mail rejoices
Just hours after revealing it wanted to overhaul UK data laws, the Government is already facing a backlash from both…
Govt plots major data law shake-up steered by NZ chief
The Government has outlined plans for the biggest shake up of UK data protection for decades, paving the way for…
First UK firm hit under GDPR has fine cut by nearly 70%
The Information Commissioner’s Office has suffered another setback in its enforcement of GDPR – now known as UK GDPR –…
Top brands face official probe for illegal consent cookies
More than 400 companies – including major brands – are facing GDPR investigations across Europe for using unlawful cookie banners to…
Ditch murky data capture and give us control, say Brits
The days of companies using “smoke and mirrors” techniques to railroad consumers into handing over their online browsing data could…
ICO defends its record after scathing Telegraph report
The Information Commissioner’s Office has jumped to the defence of its record following a Daily Telegraph report which claims that,…
UK launches new body for data science professionals
A raft of UK organisations, including the Alan Turing Institute, BCS – The Chartered Institute for IT and the Royal…
NZ data chief and Facebook critic tipped to lead ICO
Fears that the new Information Commissioner could be little more than a Government patsy, brought in to water down data…