Not very Bootiful: Bernard Matthews hit by data theft
Bernard Matthews, the food business which brought us Turkey Dinosaurs, Turkey Drummers and, more recently, Turkey Unicorns, is risking a…
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Brussels told to get a move on with ePrivacy overhaul
The lack of progress over the EU ePrivacy Regulation is leading to the continued abuse of consumers’ most sensitive data,…
Forget brand power; data privacy is the defining factor
Gone are the days when brand was king; consumers say they are now more likely to accept an inferior product…
Irish data protection chiefs denied GDPR fighting fund
The Irish Data Protection Commission has hit out over a funding shortfall after Dublin snubbed its request for extra cash…
We haven’t had enough GDPR training, marketers insist
A fifth of marketers claim they have not received enough training on GDPR, with the same number bemoaning the fact…
Oops we did it again: Twitter admits fresh data gaffe
Just weeks after confessing it had tapped into users’ personal data without their consent to bombard them with advertising, Twitter…
ICO threatens itself with legal action over FoI cock-up
The Information Commissioner’s Office is facing one of the most bizarre cases since it was set up as a regulatory body…
Brands must take data requests on Twitter, warns ICO
The Information Commissioner’s Office has opened up yet another can of GDPR worms by insisting that companies must accept “data…
Finance brands the biggest villains for GDPR penalties
While technology giants are attracting all the negative press over GDPR compliance, it is the financial services sector which has…
Government under fire over online data collection blitz
The Information Commissioner’s Office is investigating reports that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered “targeted and personalised” data to be…