Firms urged to set up their own EU data transfer deals
With just six months to go before Brexit comes into force, the Government is now advising firms to draw up…
data protection
$273bn behavioural ad industry ‘is in breach of GDPR’
Behavioural advertising might be the mainstay of many brands’ marketing strategies – estimated to be worth $273bn this year –…
Companies overloading the ICO as GDPR jitters strike
Companies are so paranoid about breaching GDPR that they are inundating the Information Commissioner’s Office with over 500 calls a…
Industry bodies call out ‘unbalanced’ ePrivacy draft
The DMA and Fedma are ramping up their fight against the ePrivacy Regulation by joining forces with over 70 organisations…
Law firm launches group action over BA data breach
The GDPR compensation lawyers have wasted little time in pouncing on British Airways following last week’s data breach, with SPG…
British Airways grovels as 380,000 hit by data breach
British Airways has been forced to issue a grovelling apology – and has rushed out full-page press ads in today’s…
Data governance audit puts charity sector on alert
The charity sector’s data governance record has once again been found wanting after a voluntary audit carried out by the…
Merkle appoints Rice as first data protection officer
Data-driven marketing giant Merkle has recruited former ICO chief Simon Rice to the dedicated role of data protection officer for…
Data breach complaints soar by 160% in three months
Complaints to the Information Commissioner’s Office about potential data breaches have more than doubled since GDPR-Day, according to new figures…
Privacy chief Denham caught up in endorsement row
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has been left red faced following reports that a data protection book she had provided a…