Fears ease over Brexit data deals…thanks to Facebook
Major concerns that Brexit will push the UK’s £240bn data economy “off a cliff edge” look to have been assuaged…
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Millions of firms in firing line in data protection fee blitz
Millions of UK companies are being targeted in a new offensive by the Information Commissioner’s Office to tackle data protection…
Twitter opens up ‘privacy centre’ to boost transparency
Twitter is aiming to be more transparent about how it handles user data, including the information advertisers receive, by setting…
Authorities split on how to regulate surging AI market
Regulators in both the EU and the UK are finally planning to act on growing concerns around the use of…
Show us the money: £7m in ICO fines still outstanding
Over £7m in fines issued for breaches of data protection and telemarketing laws in the UK over the past four…
Vistaprint cock-up triggers online customer data leak
Vistaprint, the online printing giant, has admitted to a “unacceptable” breach of customer data after exposing the details of thousands…
Data protection fee dodgers face fresh ICO clampdown
The Information Commissioner’s Office is closing in on companies which process personal data but have failed to sign up to…
340 fingered for failing to cough up data protection fee
The Information Commissioner’s Office is continuing to come down hard on companies which are failing to pay their data protection…
ICO ‘cosies up’ to industry in bid to tackle adtech issue
The Information Commissioner’s Office is aiming to shore up its 700-strong workforce by bringing a raft of industry professionals to…
Data breaches, not rogues, are ICO Public Enemy No. 1
Companies suffering data breaches are far more likely to be clobbered by the Information Commissioner’s Office – and harder –…