M&S goodwill gift card email sparks scam attack fears
Marks & Spencer’s attempt to woo customers back by sending out thousands of £10 gift cards to those affected by…
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New-look UK data regulator appoints first chief exec
The top team of the new Information Commission is starting to take shape after current deputy chief executive and chief…
‘Tricky at best, pointless at worst’; ICO fines 23andMe
The UK Information Commissioner has raised more than a few eyebrows after trying to make a bold statement by fining…
Four years in the making, UK data reforms are passed
The Data (Use & Access) Bill has finally cleared both houses, despite a last-minute attempt by the Lords to introduce…
M&S reopens online store but only for limited service
Marks & Spencer has finally started taking online clothing orders again, more than six weeks after it was forced to…
Fresh call for Brussels to scrap UK adequacy agreement
The European Commission is being urged to tear up the UK’s data adequacy agreement – estimated to be worth up…
ICO vows to tackle emerging AI tech ‘to protect public’
The Information Commissioner’s Office has insisted it will step up its supervision of AI and biometric technologies, “so people can…
Peers stand firm as data reforms ‘ping pong’ continues
The House of Lords has once again voted in favour of adding copyright protections to the Data (Use & Access)…
M&S faces £300m hit as cyber attack fall-out continues
Marks & Spencer has warned it is facing a £300m loss as a result of its ongoing ransomware attack –…
Ministers invoke 1678 law to block AI copyright protest
The Government has been accused of abandoning the creative sector after ministers used a parliamentary procedure dating from 1678 to…