British Airways grovels as 380,000 hit by data breach
British Airways has been forced to issue a grovelling apology – and has rushed out full-page press ads in today’s…
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Data governance audit puts charity sector on alert
The charity sector’s data governance record has once again been found wanting after a voluntary audit carried out by the…
Data breach complaints soar by 160% in three months
Complaints to the Information Commissioner’s Office about potential data breaches have more than doubled since GDPR-Day, according to new figures…
Privacy chief Denham caught up in endorsement row
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has been left red faced following reports that a data protection book she had provided a…
Regulator dismisses foul play as outage continues
As the Information Commissioner’s Office website outage enters its second day, the regulator has dismissed fears of foul play by…
ICO data probe ratchets up £1.4m bill – and counting
The Information Commissioner’s Office investigation into the use of data analytics for political purposes – which, by its own admission,…
ICO website collapse sparks fears of mass DDoS attack
The Information Commissioner’s Office website has collapsed, triggering fears that the site may be under siege from a so-called distributed denial of…
Ministers urged to act swiftly to batter rogue call chiefs
The Government to facing renewed pressure to commit to making directors of rogue telemarketing firms personally liable for fines of up…
Consumers left hanging on the phone at Action Fraud
Just weeks after it was claimed that consumers have to “jump through hoops” to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office…
Experian in ICO sights as Emma’s Diary gets walloped
The Information Commissioner’s Office has sent out a chilling warning with confirmation it has fined Emma’s Diary the £140,000 monetary…