Tech giants face tailored rules – and fines – in CMA plan
The Competition & Markets Authority has revealed its new plan to regulate tech giants by issuing the likes of Facebook,…
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Taxing issue: HMRC flayed for data governance failures
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has found itself in the dock after new figures reveal it reported almost a dozen…
Loan firm pays the price for unlawful Covid campaign
Anyone still thinking of exploiting the Covid-19 pandemic to unleash a barrage of marketing beware; stray the wrong side of…
Virgin Media is accused of ‘fobbing off’ breach victims
Virgin Media has been blasted for ignoring customer requests for details on last year’s data breach – which hit over…
Ministers urged to get ICO enforcement back on track
The Government is coming under increasing pressure to give the Information Commissioner’s Office a kick up the backside, amid claims…
Bungalow marketing rogue whacked with six year ban
The boss of a telemarketing firm, registered to an unassuming bungalow in the small seaside town of Peacehaven, has become…
New Digital Markets Unit ‘to bring tech giants to heel’
The Government is planning to force tech giants to adhere to a new regime to give consumers more choice and…
Ticketmaster rips up data breach compensation claims
Ticketmaster is refusing to pay all compensation claims from its 2018 data breach, arguing it is not liable for many…
Ticketmaster preps band of lawyers to fight GDPR fine
The Information Commissioner’s Office may have reined in the headline grabbing fine for its latest GDPR ruling by whacking Ticketmaster…
Political parties warned to improve data transparency
The long awaited audit into the data protection practices of the UK’s political parties has unearthed serious concerns with how…