Bank details at risk as Vision Direct admits data breach
Vision Direct, which claims to be Europe’s biggest online seller of contact lenses and eye care products, has admitted to…
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Privacy group calls for probe of seven data companies
Just days after the Information Commissioner’s Office revealed it was planning to audit a number of UK data companies, Privacy…
Government urged to tighten up data laws for children
The Government is being urged to consider tightening up data protection laws for children on the back of a new…
Marketers play catch-up after admitting GDPR failings
Marketers have been forced to remove nearly a quarter (23%) of their customer data records to get in shape for…
ICO fines double in a year to an average of £146,000
Further evidence has emerged of the Information Commissioner’s Office tough stance on companies which fail to protect against data breaches…
DMA issues dire warning over post-Brexit data transfers
The DMA is ramping up the pressure on the Government to ensure the free flow of data between the EU…
Former Equifax executive sentenced for insider trading
A former Equifax tech chief who worked on the company’s breach notification website for last year’s mass hack attack has…
Just 2% of retailers have secure email marketing sites
The £366bn UK retail market is leaving its customers wide open to email fraud, with a new analysis showing that…
EU chief predicts first GDPR rulings before year-end
The head of data protection in Brussels has predicted that the first enforcement action against companies in breach of GDPR…
Heathrow blunders trigger data governance warning
Companies are being warned to ensure that data protection is given the highest priority in the boardroom following a catalogue…