Facebook staff rocked as HR data is snatched from car
Facebook’s insistence that user data is safe as houses does not appear to stretch to its own staff after the…
Political parties face legal threat over voter data abuse
The three main political parties are being threatened with legal action over their use of personal data to build voter…
Turning up the heat: Brussels opens duopoly data probe
Google and Facebook are facing yet another investigation into their operations, with the European Commission launching a preliminary inquiry over…
Digital ad duopoly threat to human rights, says Amnesty
Amnesty International – the organisation which works to expose torture, wrongful imprisonment and ethnic cleansing – has turned its fire…
ICO settlement puts kibosh on Facebook compensation
Facebook’s settlement with the Information Commissioner’s Office has effectively blown out of the water any hopes that UK consumers would…
Facebook finally pays ICO fine but accepts no liability
Facebook has at last agreed to pay the £500,000 fine issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office over the Cambridge Analytica…
Data firms face scrutiny as parties gear up for election
The data industry is set to play its biggest role yet in driving advertising and political canvassing in the run…
Google and Facebook swat off threats and tighten grip
Google and Facebook may be under greater scrutiny than ever but their domination of the UK digital ad market shows…
Facebook axes tons of apps, but claims most were safe
Over 18 months after the Cambridge Analytics scandal first broke, triggering numerous investigations on both sides of the Atlantic, fines…
Facebook urged to come clean over fresh data breach
Pressure is mounting on Facebook to “tell all” over yet another mass data breach – which it is claimed has exposed…