New ICO to ‘boldly’ lead UK into global data economy
The Government is targeting the data industry as one of the key drivers of growth, both in domestic and international…
data protection
Now Experian is facing £34bn class action thunderbolt
A new court case is threatening to pile even greater pressure on Experian over its direct marketing data practices, through…
37 billion data records leaked last year in 140% rise
The challenge for companies in keeping their customer data secure has been laid bare with new figures showing there was…
UK firms express relief as EU data transfer deal looms
UK business groups have hailed the European Commission’s draft data adequacy agreements which, once approved, will allow the continued free…
UK cyber firms cement place as ‘jewel in tech crown’
The UK’s cyber industry is not only fighting surging online threats, it has also seen off the worst excesses of…
Don’t lose sleep over EU ePrivacy, DMA tells UK firms
The DMA has dismissed the re-emergence of the EU ePrivacy Regulation, following 18 months in the Brussels’ wilderness, claiming existing…
Major brands ‘in breach of data law’ with email tracking
Companies implementing “invisible” technology to track whether their email marketing campaigns have been opened, the device used and even users’…
TikTok in the dock again as privacy complaints mount
Marketers might have fallen head over heels for TikTok but it seems privacy groups continue to balk at the short…
UK set to secure data transfer agreement with Brussels
The Government appears to have snatched victory from the jaws of defeat by securing the much-lauded data protection adequacy agreement…
Irish GDPR investigations ‘hampered by ancient tech’
Investigations by the Irish Data Protection Commission, the GDPR overlord for nearly every US tech company operating in the EU,…