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…
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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…
TikTok whacked again over abuse of kids’ personal data
Social media sensation TikTok, which is under investigation over data protection breaches on both sides of the Atlantic, has been…
US tech giants rocked as Privacy Shield gets the chop
Thousands of companies that rely on the Privacy Shield agreement to transfer personal data between the EU and the US…
Data transfer red tape awaits as new Brexit blitz begins
The UK Government is attempting to breath new life into its marketing activity to promote what it claims will be…
Irish data regulator ‘go-slow’ triggers judicial review
The Irish Data Protection Commission is facing a judicial review of its operations following complaints over its handling of GDPR…