Ransomware fine fuels security warning to all UK firms
The Information Commissioner’s Office has reiterated its warning to all UK organisations to protect personal data with robust security measures…
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Court case paves way for Meta ‘consent or pay’ in the UK
Meta is considering launching its controversial ad-free subscription service in the UK, despite the scheme being under investigation in the…
ICO set to relax PECR rules to boost online advertising
The Information Commissioner’s Office is considering relaxing the consent requirements that cover online cookies, text, email marketing and telemarketing as…
Three-pronged probe into abuse of children’s privacy
The Information Commissioner’s Office is launching three separate investigations into how TikTok, Reddit and Imgur protect the privacy of their…
ICO starts hunt for interim CEO to bed in new structure
The Information Commissioner’s Office has kicked off the search for an interim chief executive to run the organisation under the…
ICO seeks answers from DeepSeek as privacy fears grow
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has finally joined the list of regulators investigating the controversial Chinese AI developer DeepSeek, amid…
Boss of ‘abusive’ nuisance call firm banned for 4 years
The boss of a home improvement company which made more than 900,000 cold-calls – many of them “abusive” and aggressive”…
Storm erupts over new Google advertising tracking tool
Google has found itself engulfed in yet another data privacy storm following the tech giant’s decision to launch a new…
Charities warned over abuse of new email soft opt-in
The Information Commissioner’s Office has warned the charity sector to tread carefully if and when the proposed ‘soft opt-in’ for…
ICO unveils direct marketing tool to keep activity legal
The Information Commissioner’s Office is doing its bit to ensure organisation keep on the right side of data laws with…