Taxing issue: HMRC flayed for data governance failures
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has found itself in the dock after new figures reveal it reported almost a dozen…
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‘Nearly half of all firms reported to ICO under GDPR’
Those who have used the second anniversary of GDPR to question its effectiveness might have to eat a large slice…
Email gaffe leaks thousands of tenants’ sensitive data
The world might be in lockdown but some things never change; organisations are still playing being fast and loose with…
ICO pledges ‘light touch’ over coronavirus privacy fears
The Information Commissioner’s Office has vowed to cut firms some slack over the enforcement of data protection rules during the…
Red faces at FCA as regulator fesses up to data breach
The Financial Conduct Authority – the overlord of the financial services industry – has been forced to admit it has…
US industry bodies call for delay in CCPA enforcement
The US DMA has joined forces with a gaggle of other American marketing trade bodies to call for a six-month…
Training firm Applause gets booed for Regus data leak
Staff at office space provider Regus have had internal data about their work performance laid bare online following a cock-up…
CMA: Strong argument for new laws to curb ad duopoly
A regulatory clampdown on Google and Facebook’s dominance of the £13bn UK digital ad industry has moved a step closer…
Facebook staff rocked as HR data is snatched from car
Facebook’s insistence that user data is safe as houses does not appear to stretch to its own staff after the…
Aviva steps up war on black market for accident data
Finance giant Aviva is calling for a change in the law to force personal injury claims solicitors to declare where…