ICO stirs hornet’s nest with plans for huge rise in fees
The Information Commissioner’s Office has finally revealed how much companies will have to cough up under its new three-tier payment…
data protection
Data industry braced for knock at door as ICO hits Verso
The Information Commissioner’s Office has put the data broking industry on red alert after slapping Verso Group with an £80,000…
Up to 10 million eye GDPR data compensation pay-out
Up to 10 million UK consumers could seek compensation from companies which hold their data when GDPR comes into force…
Firms face Herculean task to keep right side of data law
As the House of Lords begins the process of trying to unpick the UK Data Protection Bill, brands and data…
Sort out your privacy notices or face action, ICO warns
Organisations must be far more open, honest and transparent in their online privacy notices or face the risk of enforcement…
Plastic surgery clinic ‘to the stars’ hit by hack attack
A top London plastic surgery clinic has become the latest victim of a data breach, with the group behind the…
How to prevent your firm from being the next Vanquis
The recent £75,000 fine against Vanquis Bank – issued after it was found to have sent 870,849 spam text messages…
Firms finally wake up to GDPR but despair about future
At last it seems companies have woken up to the biggest overhaul of data protection laws in a generation following…
Brace yourselves for the GDPR data ambulance chasers
The prospect of huge fines may be driving most companies’ efforts to achieve GDPR compliance before the May 25 deadline…
ICO set to launch dedicated GDPR hotline for SMEs
The Information Commissioner’s Office is to launch a dedicated telephone hotline next month in an attempt to help small businesses…