Comparethemarket probed as sector faces data scrutiny
The Competition & Markets Authority has sent out a warning to price comparison sites they must be far more transparent…
GDPR
SAP signs $350m acquisition to boost GDPR compliance
German tech giant SAP has bolstered its GDPR compliance services with the $350m (£260m) acquisition of identity management firm Gigya,…
70% of customers plan to demand to see their data
Companies may be quaking in their boots over the prospect of huge fines for a data breach under GDPR but…
CBI calls for Brexit deal to protect £240bn data industry
The Confederation of British Industry is demanding that the Government strikes an interim deal on data protection and data-flows as…
EU Brexit data proposals ‘threat to every Euro business’
The DMA has hit out at a new EU “position paper” on data protection and data transfers post-Brexit, warning that…
ICO recruitment drive hit by scramble for GDPR experts
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has warned that the regulator faces a major challenge in recruiting and retaining top staff to…
GDPR fuels major recruitment drive at UK businesses
The road to GDPR compliance may still be strewn with pot-holes but it is proving to be a far smoother…
Don’t view GDPR as an unnecessary burden, ICO insists
The Information Commissioner’s Office has insisted that businesses should not view GDPR compliance as “an unnecessary burden” but should use…
Industry wins more time to fight ePrivacy shake-up
Brussels plans to force through the ePrivacy Regulation – which covers all digital and telemarketing activity – to coincide with…
UK commits to EU data deal but detail remains scarce
British business groups have welcomed the latest Government commitment to enable unhindered data sharing with the European Union after Brexit,…