ICO whacked for ‘pathetic’ response to A-level outrage
The Information Commissioner’s Office is facing mounting criticism for not doing enough to intervene in the escalating row over the…
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Instagram rocked by action over ‘illegal’ biometic data
Instagram might have escaped the data protection scandals of its Facebook parent so far but that looks all set to…
Third time lucky? EU and US open Privacy Shield talks
The European Commission and the US Department of Commerce have opened top level talks on yet another transatlantic data transfer…
Capital One hit with $80m fine for mass data breach
Capital One is being forced to cough up an $80m (£61.4m) civil penalty over its 2019 data breach, which compromised…
Virgin Media in dock over ‘underhand’ email campaign
Virgin Media has been accused of using underhand – and potentially unlawful – tactics in an attempt to get customers…
Will it ever end? Now Marriott wins further GDPR delay
Just days after British Airways said it was expecting a 90% reduction in its proposed £183m GDPR fine, Marriott International…
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’…
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…