3 million numbers wiped from TPS as clean-up begins
The Information Commissioner’s Office has come good on its pledge to start removing inactive and invalid numbers from the Telephone…
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3 million EU users hit by Facebook security breach
The Irish Data Protection Commission has confirmed that up to 3 million people in the EU were affected by last…
New email consent warning as finance firm is battered
Another day, another warning to companies which are relying on dodgy practices to gather marketing data after London-based marketing company…
EU chief predicts first GDPR rulings before year-end
The head of data protection in Brussels has predicted that the first enforcement action against companies in breach of GDPR…
Heathrow blunders trigger data governance warning
Companies are being warned to ensure that data protection is given the highest priority in the boardroom following a catalogue…
ICO starts legal action against Cambridge Analytica firm
The Information Commissioner’s Office is ramping up its action against SCL Elections, the parent company of Cambridge Analytica, by launching…
ICO under fire for ‘cavalier approach’ to spam text fine
The boss of a company which has overturned a £60,000 spam text fine on appeal has accused the Information Commissioner’s…
TPS abuse triggers £150,000 blow to Manchester firm
The Information Commissioner’s Office is continuing its relentless pursuit of rogue telemarketing companies with Manchester firm Oaklands Assist UK the…
Facebook in the dock again as regulators probe breach
Facebook’s latest data breach – which has hit up to 50 million accounts – has triggered a raft of investigations…
Bupa hit by £175,000 fine for mass insider data theft
Bupa Insurance Services has been whacked with a £175,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office for failing to have effective security…