Privacy group vows to ensure that WhatsApp coughs up
Privacy campaigners have vowed to ensure that the Irish Data Protection Commission carries out its ruling to impose the €225m…
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Irish up WhatsApp fine 350% to €225m after EDPB call
The Irish Data Protection Commission has finally bared its teeth, imposing a €225m (£219m) fine on WhatsApp for severe breaches…
First UK firm hit under GDPR has fine cut by nearly 70%
The Information Commissioner’s Office has suffered another setback in its enforcement of GDPR – now known as UK GDPR –…
Sainsbury’s data cock-up delays product recall email
GDPR might have been in force for over three years but still even the biggest brands are getting it wrong…
Data failings put half of SMEs at risk of violating GDPR
Nearly nine out of ten (85%) of the small- to medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in the UK are now familiar with…
ICO defends its record after scathing Telegraph report
The Information Commissioner’s Office has jumped to the defence of its record following a Daily Telegraph report which claims that,…
Warning for all data firms as Amazon faces €746m fine
The proposed record-breaking €746m (£636m) GDPR fine against Amazon exposes the risks all businesses face from complaints lodged by individuals…
Dutch courage: TikTok hit with €750,000 privacy fine
Dutch authorities are continuing to show their disdain for TikTok, with the Netherlands’ data regulator becoming the latest to slam…
CCTV footage of Hancock snog fuels data breach probe
The company which operates the CCTV cameras that recorded the damning footage of former Health Secretary Matt Hancock and colleague…
LGBTQ+ charity battered for confidential email gaffe
A transgender charity has learnt the hard way that failing to keep the personal data of users secure can have…