Twitter braced for $250m fine over ad targeting breach
Twitter has admitted it is facing a fine of up to $250m (£191m) from the US authorities for exploiting users’…
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UK organisations pay £210m in ransomware demands
British organisations were hit by nearly 5,000 ransomware attacks last year – equivalent to 14 each day – and coughed…
Data privacy has been soaring up agenda since Covid
UK universities might have been found wanting when it comes to data security but most British firms have prioritised privacy…
Robot wars: Machines slash the costs of data breaches
As the fallout from the Blackbaud data breach continues, with the Labour Party the latest to reveal it has been…
Firms face scramble for post-Brexit data transfer deals
Brussels data protection chiefs have issued yet another shot across the bows to UK-based companies which transfer data to and…
Legal action could spark pay-outs for deceased mailings
Companies that fail to check their mailing lists against deceased suppression files could soon find themselves being forced to cough…
UK universities are bottom of the class on data security
UK universities have been consigned to “Dunce’s Corner” after it has been revealed that half of all institutions reported a…
Privacy groups hit out at fresh delay to adtech probe
Privacy groups have ramped up their attack on the data regulator’s continued failure to stamp out the adtech industry’s widespread…
DMA recoils at plan to hand out Covid data to councils
The marketing industry has balked at Government plans to give local authorities increased access to public data, urging ministers to…
ICO reveals fewer than 1% of investigations led to a fine
The Information Commissioner’s Office annual report has exposed a chronic hit-rate when it comes to regulatory action, despite operating costs…