British businesses still failing on GDPR breach reporting
With GDPR inching closer to its 6th anniversary – UK GDPR came in after Brexit – it appears many British…
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ICO chews out recruitment firm after seeing off appeal
The Information Commissioner’s Office has come out fighting following last month’s embarrassing defeat in the Upper-tier Tribunal against Experian by…
DMA boosts fight to finally clear up ‘legitimate interests’
The DMA is ramping up its campaign to finally overcome widespread confusion over the use of “legitimate interests” for marketing…
ICO vows to root out rogues as it issues £340,000 fines
The Information Commissioner’s Office might be licking its wounds after a week to forget at the Upper Tribunal but its…
ICO left with egg on its face as Experian sees off appeal
The Information Commissioner’s Office has suffered yet another ignominious defeat in its attempt to force Experian to overhaul its offline…
Hands off our kids’ data, ICO warns social media giants
Social media and video-sharing giants are being urged to prioritise children’s online privacy or risk the wrath of global data…
Data reforms ‘make it harder for people to get justice’
The Data Protection & Digital Information Bill might have returned to the House of Lords this week but privacy campaigners…
‘Threatening’ telemarketing firm hit with £80,000 fine
A Wigan-based company which made nearly 48,000 illegal calls in a 12 month period to people registered on the Telephone…
Penny Appeal enforcement fuels ICO charity warning
The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued a warning to all charity marketers about the dangers of sending unsolicited marketing texts…
ICO warns businesses over illegal use of biometric data
Companies which use biometric data to monitor employee attendance have been given a shot across the bows following an intervention…