Top brands savaged for not paying data protection fee
Reckitt Benckiser, Coty UK, Prezzo, Caterpillar, Condé Nast and Ubisoft are among the major brands which have been named and…
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Brussels chiefs to launch probe of Microsoft data deals
Brussels data protection chiefs are set to launch an internal investigation into cloud and software deals between EU institutions and…
Companies warned that GDPR compliance is not enough
Over ten months after GDPR came into force, companies have been warned that simply complying with the new regulation is…
Newham council under cosh for Gang Matrix data leak
The London Borough of Newham has been whacked with a £145,000 fine for disclosing the personal information of more than…
Denham: ‘If you’re serious Zuckerberg, drop ICO appeal’
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has called Mark Zuckerberg’s bluff, following his assertion that Facebook wants greater Internet regulation, insisting if…
Critics pour scorn on Mark ‘I love GDPR’ Zuckerberg
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg, whose company is the subject of at least seven separate data protection investigations under GDPR by…
‘GDPR experts’ in the dock over dubious legal advice
Legal firms and self-styled “GDPR experts” are being warned they could face compensation claims if they are found to have…
The wheels come off for Vote Leave over illegal texts
Vote Leave might have got away with its controversial battle bus but, when it comes to illegal marketing, it has…
Facebook privacy scandal has been ‘a force for good’
Facebook might have escaped the Cambridge Analytica scandal with its profits – if not its reputation – intact but for…
Have companies done enough to comply with GDPR?
You visit a newspaper website. A window pops-up. You agree to share your data with every adtech partner present on…