Irish open Facebook probe after Brussels intervention
Another day, another Irish Data Protection Commission investigation launches into Facebook’s seemingly blatant disregard for customer data, but this time…
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TikTok rocked by fresh claims of 18 violations of GDPR
Marketers’ love affair with TikTok might be growing stronger by the day but so too are concerns over the social…
GDPR helps firms stave off cyber attack bombardment
Some may reckon GDPR needs an overhaul but British businesses have found the cyber security measures it enforces have saved…
BA and Marriott to pay £38.4m GDPR penalties ‘on tick’
British Airways and Marriott International have agreed to cough up the combined £38.4m they owe in GDPR fines, although it…
TUC warns that AI is ‘robbing workers of their dignity’
Britain’s trade union barons have joined forces with legal experts to warn that huge gaps in UK law over the…
GDPR superfan demands overhaul of ‘outdated law’
Just hours after the UK Government pledged to go its own way on data protection to boost the post-Brexit economy, one…
UK firms express relief as EU data transfer deal looms
UK business groups have hailed the European Commission’s draft data adequacy agreements which, once approved, will allow the continued free…
Don’t lose sleep over EU ePrivacy, DMA tells UK firms
The DMA has dismissed the re-emergence of the EU ePrivacy Regulation, following 18 months in the Brussels’ wilderness, claiming existing…
Major brands ‘in breach of data law’ with email tracking
Companies implementing “invisible” technology to track whether their email marketing campaigns have been opened, the device used and even users’…
TikTok in the dock again as privacy complaints mount
Marketers might have fallen head over heels for TikTok but it seems privacy groups continue to balk at the short…