Gnashing watchdog to fuel rise in breach over-reporting
The data watchdog has been warned that its latest attempt to prove that its GDPR enforcement teeth are razor sharp…
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ICO shows ‘staggering’ lack of judgement over BA case
The Information Commissioner’s Office has been slated for its handling of the British Airways data breach investigation, amid claims it…
BA faces record £183m GDPR fine for data meltdown
British Airways has the dubious honour of becoming the first major UK brand to be pummelled by GDPR, with the…
ICO drops data bombshell as cookie law is overhauled
The Information Commissioner’s Office has torn up its own advice on how firms can gather data through online cookies by…
Marketers braced for fresh crackdown on online data
Marketers are facing a major new threat to how they gather online data, amid fears that so-called “implied consent” for cookies…
Uproar as data rogue pays back £1 despite £1.4m haul
A rogue company director, who trousered an estimated £1.4m fortune from flogging illegal data and who left debts of over…
Cowboy firms face fresh crackdown on ‘data farming’
Rogue businesses which engage in “data farming” have been warned to expect a knock on the door after UK authorities…
Met farce fuels data access request warning to brands
Companies are being warned to ensure they comply with subject access requests within the one month time-frame or face a…
ICO urged to act now on adtech or be seen as soft touch
The Information Commissioner’s Office has been warned by industry experts that it risks being seen as “all mouth, no trousers”…
EE clobbered with fine for illegal marketing campaign
Mobile giant EE has become the latest major brand to have its collar felt by the data regulator after being…