Charities call for Govt action to avoid GDPR meltdown
The Institute of Fundraising is calling on the Government to give more support to the sector to ensure organisations achieve…
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Comparethemarket probed as sector faces data scrutiny
The Competition & Markets Authority has sent out a warning to price comparison sites they must be far more transparent…
Equifax CEO is ‘retired’ as company reels from breach
Equifax chairman and chief executive Richard Smith has paid the ultimate price for the company’s bungled handling of the major…
70% of customers plan to demand to see their data
Companies may be quaking in their boots over the prospect of huge fines for a data breach under GDPR but…
Equifax admits that 400,000 Brits hit by US breach
Equifax has finally revealed how many UK consumers have been caught up by its massive US breach, with the company…
CBI calls for Brexit deal to protect £240bn data industry
The Confederation of British Industry is demanding that the Government strikes an interim deal on data protection and data-flows as…
EU Brexit data proposals ‘threat to every Euro business’
The DMA has hit out at a new EU “position paper” on data protection and data transfers post-Brexit, warning that…
ICO recruitment drive hit by scramble for GDPR experts
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has warned that the regulator faces a major challenge in recruiting and retaining top staff to…
Don’t view GDPR as an unnecessary burden, ICO insists
The Information Commissioner’s Office has insisted that businesses should not view GDPR compliance as “an unnecessary burden” but should use…
Industry wins more time to fight ePrivacy shake-up
Brussels plans to force through the ePrivacy Regulation – which covers all digital and telemarketing activity – to coincide with…