Give data breach victims more power, ministers urged
The Government should activate a clause in UK legislation to give data breach victims stronger rights for legal redress against firms who lose…
GDPR
Adtech breach widens, two years after first complaints
Two years since the first realtime bidding (RTB) complaints were lodged, regulators’ failure to act is allowing Google and IAB…
Facebook: ‘US data transfer ban will close EU business’
Facebook has thrown its toys out of the pram following the Irish Data Protection Commission’s threat to impose a ban on…
Dentists bare teeth against BDA in breach legal action
A group of British dentists are not waiting for the Information Commissioner’s Office to investigate a recent hack attack on their industry…
Will they never learn? Top travel websites ‘full of holes’
Many of the world’s biggest travel brands – who have already been pummelled to within an inch of their existence…
Public sector teams see major rise in data requests
Data protection officers working in central Government departments and public bodies claim they are being bombarded by consumers demanding to…
EU chiefs force review of Irish draft GDPR Twitter ruling
US tech giants pinning their hopes on an easy ride from the Irish Data Protection Commission over GDPR complaints look…
Brits willing to pay out more for watertight data privacy
Nearly half (49%) of UK consumers claim they would be willing to pay more to do business with an organisation…
Marriott faces data loss claim – will it open floodgates?
Hotel giant Marriott International may have succeeded in keeping its proposed £99m GDPR fine at bay – so far, at…
ICO whacked for ‘pathetic’ response to A-level outrage
The Information Commissioner’s Office is facing mounting criticism for not doing enough to intervene in the escalating row over the…