Mass data leak sees Google+ go down the plughole
Google is to pull the plug on the consumer version of its Google+ social network after finally fessing that private…
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DMA brings in top privacy lawyer to boost legal team
The DMA is beefing up its team by drafting in data privacy lawyer and former Canon legal counsel Asli Yildiz…
Bupa hit by £175,000 fine for mass insider data theft
Bupa Insurance Services has been whacked with a £175,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office for failing to have effective security…
EU chief calls for audit of Facebook’s data practices
The European Union is set to increase pressure on Facebook to come clean about its data practices after the chair…
ICO launches crackdown as firms fail to pay new fees
The Information Commissioner’s Office has begun formal enforcement action against 34 organisations that have failed to pay the new data…
Alchemetrics strikes ‘privacy by design’ partnership
Alchemetrics has joined forces with cloud-based, customer solutions technology specialist Transcend360 to create a new approach to privacy in the…
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…
$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…