M&S halts click & collect as ‘cyber incident’ continues
Marks & Spencer has been forced to take some of its systems offline as the fall out from this week’s…
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Firm that targets dodgy firms battered for dodgy calls
A company which writes letters for consumers who are seeking compensation and refunds from firms accused of misselling practices has…
Experts wade in as M&S plays down ‘cyber incident’
Marks & Spencer is keeping tight-lipped about a “cyber incident” that has hit the business after apologising to customers who…
ICO flags up MFA as law firm is hit by UK GDPR penalty
The Information Commissioner’s Office has sent out a fresh warning to companies that handle highly sensitive and confidential personal information…
Meta restarts Europe AI data grab after opt-out U-turn
Tech giant Meta is rebooting its scheme to train its AI models on the data of both UK and EU…
‘Henry VIII’ clauses threaten to derail data reform bill
Privacy campaigners have issued a stern warning to ministers that the Data (Use & Access) Bill could trigger a widespread…
Collapsed 23andMe warned over UK customer data sale
US biotech genetic testing company 23andMe has been warned that the personal information of its UK customers remains protected by…
ICO apologises for backlog of data protection complaints
The Information Commissioner’s Office has made the unusual step of issuing an unprompted apology over its complaint handling procedures, insisting…
Alan Turing Institute calls for new AI Crime Taskforce
The Alan Turing Institute, the UK’s national institute for data science and artificial intelligence, is calling for the creation of…
Reform UK faces data privacy showdown in High Court
The leadership of Reform UK has now been given something else to fall out over following the launch of legal…