GDPR fines near €300m as Italian stallions lead way
GDPR critics may have to eat their words following the publication of a new analysis which reveals there have been…
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Facebook nemesis targets sites over consent cookies
Austrian privacy activist and lawyer Max Schrems, who has been a thorn in the side of Facebook for nearly a…
Clearview AI whacked with multiple GDPR complaints
Clearview AI, a company which has built a powerful facial recognition database using images “scraped” from the Internet, has been…
SShh! Most UK businesses still cover up data breaches
Three years down the line and it seems companies are still struggling to get to grips with GDPR, with new…
GDPR three years on: ‘The aperitif to a cookieless world’
Back in 2018, when GDPR first came into force after a two-year grace period and a barrage of apocalyptic scare…
Irish DPC faces new showdown as MEPS vote for action
On the eve of GDPR’s third anniversary, MEPs are ratcheting up the pressure on the Irish data regulator to get…
Nearly half of all Brits want hard cash for their data
It might be the driving force of the data-driven marketing industry but brand owners are being urged to reappraise how…
UK firms warned of GDPR fines for processing EU data
UK businesses have been warned they could face severe penalties if they process data on EU citizens without appointing a…
Don’t send marketing without it: Amex fails on consent
American Express may have recently reprised its 1970s strapline by urging customers “Don’t Live Life Without It” but it seems…
ICO issues tiny fine to QR code firm despite big threats
The Information Commissioner’s Office appears to have forgotten its own pledge to come down hard on anyone profiteering from Covid…