ICO ‘failings’ exposed as most probes come to nothing
The Information Commissioner’s Office enforcement team is facing further scrutiny following the release of new figures which show that, over the…
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Brands ‘have no excuse’ to ignore data protection fee
Companies which fail to pay the new data protection fees have received yet another warning after one non-payer lost its…
Chubb mailing gaffe exposes customers’ personal data
Insurance giant Chubb, whose latest ad campaign claims the company’s policies are tailor-made to protect customers’ data, has been left…
Bungalow blight: High Court winds up rogue call firm
AMS Marketing, the company registered to an unassuming bungalow in the small seaside town of Peacehaven, has been forced into…
Uber drivers threaten legal action over data roadblock
Uber might not have the best record in keeping personal information secure but it is facing the wrath of its…
They keep coming back: another PPI firm gets kicking
The Information Commissioner’s Office is continuing to plough through its huge backlog of cases with its latest enforcement action taking…
HMRC forced to delete 5m voice IDs in GDPR breach
HMRC might give taxpayers the heebeegeebees but the privacy watchdog has at least secured a victory for the millions of…
Irish data regulator launches inquiry into adtech giant
The Irish Data Protection Commission has finally launched an investigation into US adtech giant Quantcast for potential breaches of GDPR…
ICO reveals it has 10,000 data breach cases to probe
The full scale of the gargantuan task facing Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham and her team has been revealed after the…
Pre-paid funeral firm’s marketing plans buried by ICO
Pre-paid funeral service Avalon Direct has dug itself into a large hole after being fined £80,000 for making unlawful marketing calls…