Consumers back GDPR to make their data safer
Companies might be struggling to get in shape for the looming EU General Data Protection Regulation but it could prove…
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Car crash data thieves hit for £400,000 in civil case
Enterprise-Rent-A-Car has sent out a chilling warning to anyone thinking of stealing customer data after it has emerged three former…
Data regulator hunts two chiefs to succeed Entwisle
The Information Commissioner’s Office has started the new year with a senior recruitment drive following news that it is losing…
Red faces at ICO as it fesses up to 14 data breaches
Next time you get a warning from the Information Commissioner’s Office, you can reassure yourself – in private at least…
Big issues to tackle in 2017: red alert on legislation
Hopefully by now, businesses which have not earmarked Friday May 25 2018 as EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) “D-Day”…
Teenager told to ‘prepare for jail’ over TalkTalk hack
A teenager involved in the 2015 “car crash” hack attack on TalkTalk has been told a jail sentence is “inevitable”…
Charities guilty of using Response One file illegally
The charity sector’s incompetent data practices have now engulfed St Ives-owned data business Response One, after it emerged that both…
Denham hires diplomat as ICO deputy commissioner
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has already gone one better than predecessor Christopher Graham by appointing a new deputy commissioner, drafting…
Germans call for softly, softly approach to GDPR
Germany, which boasts one of the toughest data protection regimes in the world, is urging EU countries not to be…
Three Mobile data breach could affect 6m customers
Three Mobile has been forced to fess up to a major data breach which, it has been claimed, could put…