ICO urges SMEs to ‘prepare for all scenarios’ over Brexit
The Information Commissioner’s Office is stepping up its campaign to get small and medium sized businesses to “prepare for all…
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GDPR compliance stutters as companies lose interest
Nearly 18 months after GDPR came into force, over half of UK firms have admitted they have yet to become…
Facebook urged to come clean over fresh data breach
Pressure is mounting on Facebook to “tell all” over yet another mass data breach – which it is claimed has exposed…
Third-party cock-up triggers Yves Rocher data breach
Cosmetics and beauty giant Yves Rocher – which axed its UK website earlier this year – has been hit by…
Privacy group urges ICO to spank King’s Cross developer
Big Brother Watch has called on the Information Commissioner’s Office to throw the book at the King’s Cross Central development…
Second-party data market ‘explodes’ due to GDPR fears
Companies are increasingly turning to second-party data – customer information shared on a private basis – due to increased scrutiny…
Teletext sweats as two-year data breach is uncovered
Teletext Holidays bosses are likely to be getting hot under the collar after the firm became the latest to potentially breach GDPR,…
£100m Brexit blitz nightmare for direct mail industry
The Government’s £100m Get Ready for Brexit campaign, designed to unite the country ahead of the October 31 Halloween “Exit Day”,…
Not quite so ‘Priceless’: Data leak affects Mastercard
Mastercard has joined the growing list of high-profile brands which have been hit by a data breach after the credit…
ICO website under siege from 40 online threats a day
The Information Commissioner’s Office website – the only official resource for tens of thousands of companies looking for advice on…