ICO 2 Aaron Banks 0: Brexit chief fails to overturn fines
The Information Commissioner’s Office has struck a double blow to Aaron Banks after the arch-Brexiteer’s attempts to overturn a double…
GDPR
WhatsApp and Twitter facing first major GDPR rulings
WhatsApp and Twitter are facing “blockbuster” GDPR fines from the EU’s top privacy regulator after the Irish Data Protection Commissioner…
Mail blames the ICO for blocking coronavirus warnings
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham’s alleged love affair with the Daily Mail Group appears to have ended abruptly after the newspaper…
Three nations account for lion’s share of GDPR breaches
Just three European countries account for nearly three-fifths of reported data breaches since GDPR came into force in May 2018,…
Top EU data cop cutback threat triggers EU complaint
The Irish Data Protection Commission – the top privacy governor across the EU – will be forced to make cutbacks…
ICO hunts advisors for inside track on adtech industry
The Information Commissioner’s Office is so desperate to work out how the adtech sector actually works that it is seeking…
ICO Code will set industry back 20 years, DMA claims
The new statutory Direct Marketing Code of Practice will hand increased power to the online giants, create more consumer confusion,…
Now Google faces fresh GDPR probe into location data
Google’s advertising strapline of “Do the right thing” could not be less apposite when it comes to the tech giant’s privacy…
Swipe out: Irish regulator probes Tinder GDPR breach
The Irish Data Protection Commission – the supreme privacy regulator for nearly every US technology company – has launched a…
Acxiom backs GDPR solution to adtech’s data crisis
Data giant Acxiom has thrown its hat in the ring to try to find a solution to the adtech realtime…