ICO issues first GDPR fine, but it’s not BA or Marriott
The Information Commissioner’s Office has finally dished out its first GDPR fine – nearly 19 months after the regulation came…
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Political parties face legal threat over voter data abuse
The three main political parties are being threatened with legal action over their use of personal data to build voter…
Millions of firms in firing line in data protection fee blitz
Millions of UK companies are being targeted in a new offensive by the Information Commissioner’s Office to tackle data protection…
TPS abuse appeal goes tits up as judge increases fine
Companies which find themselves on the wrong side of the Information Commissioner’s Office should be careful what they wish for after one…
Fresh delay leaves ePrivacy Regulation dead in water
The much maligned ePrivacy Regulation appears all but dead and buried after representatives of the EU states have rejected the…
Show us the money: £7m in ICO fines still outstanding
Over £7m in fines issued for breaches of data protection and telemarketing laws in the UK over the past four…
Data protection fee dodgers face fresh ICO clampdown
The Information Commissioner’s Office is closing in on companies which process personal data but have failed to sign up to…
Brexit Party pummelled over backlog of data requests
The Brexit Party has blamed a “co-ordinated attempt” to flood the organisation with personal data requests after being hauled up…
Give us greater powers to confiscate assets, urges ICO
The Information Commissioner’s Office wants to beef up its legal and investigative powers to carry out search and seizure warrants,…
340 fingered for failing to cough up data protection fee
The Information Commissioner’s Office is continuing to come down hard on companies which are failing to pay their data protection…