Tech giants join forces to tackle data sharing issues
With most tech giants still struggling to come to terms with GDPR, Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter have at least…
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Facebook suspends analytics firm which works for BBC
Facebook is attempting to prove it is serious about customers’ privacy by suspending yet another analytics firm – whose clients…
ICO takes no prisoners as complaints and fines rocket
The Information Commissioner’s Office has suggested it will leave no stone unturned in its fight against those companies which persist in flouting…
British Airways grounded as data privacy storm erupts
British Airways has been hit by a major privacy backlash after its social media team was found to be asking…
€4bn Google fine ‘sets the benchmark’ for GDPR action
The European Commission’s record €4.34bn (£3.9bn) fine for antitrust practices over the Android mobile operating system has “set the benchmark”…
Child sex abuse inquiry fined £200,000 for data misuse
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has been fined £200,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office after a catalogue of…
Only a fifth of UK companies are compliant with GDPR
It seems that repeated warnings from the ICO, press hysteria or even the widespread scaremongering over GDPR have not shaken…
GDPR sermon: Heaven knows we’re miserable now
Church goers are still struggling to come to terms with GDPR after one parishoner’s efforts to get prayers read out…
‘Teflon’ Facebook sees ad spend rise by nearly 50%
Consumers may be worried about Facebook’s data governance but predictions that the Cambridge Analytica data scandal would trigger a mass defection…
Marketing bodies back Brexit plans but demand clarity
The marketing industry has backed the Government’s stance on data protection post-Brexit – included in long-awaited White Paper “masterplan” to…