ICO settlement puts kibosh on Facebook compensation
Facebook’s settlement with the Information Commissioner’s Office has effectively blown out of the water any hopes that UK consumers would…
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Facebook finally pays ICO fine but accepts no liability
Facebook has at last agreed to pay the £500,000 fine issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office over the Cambridge Analytica…
Solar firm bosses scorched with six year director ban
Two bosses of a Stockton-on-Tees solar panel company, who caused their business to make almost 75,000 calls to people registered…
ICO ‘cosies up’ to industry in bid to tackle adtech issue
The Information Commissioner’s Office is aiming to shore up its 700-strong workforce by bringing a raft of industry professionals to…
Data breaches, not rogues, are ICO Public Enemy No. 1
Companies suffering data breaches are far more likely to be clobbered by the Information Commissioner’s Office – and harder –…
Irish data protection chiefs denied GDPR fighting fund
The Irish Data Protection Commission has hit out over a funding shortfall after Dublin snubbed its request for extra cash…
ICO threatens itself with legal action over FoI cock-up
The Information Commissioner’s Office is facing one of the most bizarre cases since it was set up as a regulatory body…
Brands must take data requests on Twitter, warns ICO
The Information Commissioner’s Office has opened up yet another can of GDPR worms by insisting that companies must accept “data…
Finance brands the biggest villains for GDPR penalties
While technology giants are attracting all the negative press over GDPR compliance, it is the financial services sector which has…
Double-glazing firm smashed for 520,000 illegal calls
GDPR might now be grabbing all the headlines but it seems many marketers are still ignoring PECR – the legislation…