Illegal data being sold on industrial scale for just 4p
An undercover investigation has claimed that legitimate list brokers are selling illegally gathered sensitive personal and financial information on an…
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Car crash data thieves hit for £400,000 in civil case
Enterprise-Rent-A-Car has sent out a chilling warning to anyone thinking of stealing customer data after it has emerged three former…
Royal & Sun Alliance data gaffe fuels £150,000 fine
Royal & Sun Alliance, the insurance giant which claims to have been “protecting individuals, families, and businesses from uncertainty for…
Data regulator hunts two chiefs to succeed Entwisle
The Information Commissioner’s Office has started the new year with a senior recruitment drive following news that it is losing…
ICO donor data abuse inquiry probes Response One
The Information Commissioner’s Office has confirmed that it is investigating the practices of St Ives-owned business Response One as part…
Red faces at ICO as it fesses up to 14 data breaches
Next time you get a warning from the Information Commissioner’s Office, you can reassure yourself – in private at least…
Big issues to tackle in 2017: the reform of the TPS
Given the launch of Decision Marketing‘s “Call for Action on the TPS” campaign, it is perhaps not that surprising that…
Big issues to tackle in 2017: red alert on legislation
Hopefully by now, businesses which have not earmarked Friday May 25 2018 as EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) “D-Day”…
UK bosses call for strong privacy laws post-Brexit
British bosses may be as in the dark as everyone else is about how their firms will cope in a…
Fury as police brand all investment cold calls fraud
The head of the economic crime directorate at the City of London police has sparked a major row by claiming…