ICO gets £7.5m boost as legal battles continue to rage
The Information Commissioner’s Office has secured a £15% “pay rise” – which could give the regulator an additional £7.5m a…
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Clearview AI gets £7.5m fine; is facial recognition dead?
The future of facial recognition technology has been thrown into disarray after the Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Clearview AI…
Ticketmaster drops GDPR appeal and pays £1.25m fine
Ticketmaster has finally caved in to the Information Commissioner’s Office ruling that it was in breach of GDPR, pulling out…
Adtech war goes global with ‘staggering’ breach exposé
Privacy campaigners’ war on real-time bidding – the engine room of the adtech industry – has been ratcheted up to…
Super-regulator seeks even more views on digital action
Anyone expecting an immediate crackdown on US tech giants by the UK’s digital “super-regulator” could be left feeling a little…
Reed recruitment gets ICO rollicking for PECR gaffe
Recruitment giant Reed has become the latest business to join the PECR Hall of Shame after being caught sending out…
Car finance firm whacked for barrage of illegal texts
Car loan company Finance Giant, which claims it is focused on improving the lives of consumers through safe, simple, convenient…
Whistleblower claims trigger GDPR probes into Apple
An Apple whistleblower, who was sacked for leaking confidential information after raising privacy concerns as well as claims of sexism…
ICO claims FoI is a priority as criticism of delays grows
The UK’s Freedom of Information (FoI) laws are being undermined by a lack of resources and Government departments obstructing lawful…
ICO finally collars Penrith firm over illegal Covid texts
The Information Commissioner’s Office is continuing to meet its pledge to crackdown on firms exploiting Covid-19 to make a quick…