Age UK fesses up to double data breach of staff details
Age UK has handed itself in to the Information Commissioner’s Office after discovering a double data breach which has led…
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GDPR goes from gloom to boom as UK leads the field
The road to GDPR compliance may have more twists and turns than a Fyodor Dostoevsky novel – and be twice…
Rogue telemarketing chief blocked from closing up firm
The Information Commissioner’s Office has successfully blocked the director of a rogue telemarketing company from winding up the business –…
Just Eat grovels as driver chats up customer via text
The Information Commissioner’s Office has launched an investigation into claims that a Just Eat delivery driver used a female customer’s…
Four firms fined £600,000 as ICO bares its teeth again
The data watchdog has sunk its gnashers into four more companies which have been found to have used unlawful marketing…
Aviva ramps up campaign to get cold calling outlawed
Aviva is piling pressure on the Government to introduce a wholesale ban on cold calling for all financial services –…
Carphone Warehouse rocked by £400,000 ICO data fine
Carphone Warehouse has been slapped with a £400,000 fine – one of the largest issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office…
Direct mail industry set for boom time under GDPR
The direct mail industry has been handed a new year boost after the Information Commissioner’s Office finally confirmed that companies…
Companies face data breach class action bloodbath
Companies could face the prospect of major US-style class actions for data breaches – with pay-outs potentially running into tens…
Denham acts to allay fears over GDPR D-Day apocalypse
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has lambasted companies using scare tactics to flog “off the shelf” GDPR solutions, insisting that although…