Bungling council rapped for Grenfell Tower data breach
Kensington & Chelsea Council has been battered by the Information Commissioner’s Office after a bungled Freedom of Information request saw…
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Wetherspoons ditches social media over data misuse
Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has ditched its social media accounts, citing the “misuse of personal data” and the bad publicity…
ICO enlists brands for DIY public awareness campaign
The Information Commissioner’s Office is taking a collaborative approach for its long-awaited “Your Data Matters” public awareness campaign – launched…
Mint Global signs up top speakers for this month’s event
DecisionMarketing has signed as a media partner for The Global Marketing Alliance’s Mint Global summit, being held in London later…
Vacancies for data protection officers rocket by 700%
Parish councils might be praying for divine intervention to enable them to afford to hire data experts but other organisations…
Four years on, Govt to clamp down on data T&Cs at last
The days of tech firms hiding behind confusing and lengthy privacy policies to manage their data practices could finally be…
Google and Unilever join fight for ICO to retain EU role
Unilever and Google have backed calls to keep the UK Information Commissioner’s Office at the top table of EU data…
Parish council GDPR revolt lays bare huge ICO challenge
The task facing the Information Commissioner’s Office in educating people on how GDPR works has been further exposed after the…
Fears grow as ‘millions plan to delete data under GDPR’
Fears that companies are facing a mass wave of subject access requests under GDPR have been heightened following the publication…
Small firms bombard GDPR hotline as panic spreads
Small businesses are paying a high price for leaving their GDPR preparations to the last minute amid claims that the…