Canadians take the lead to subpoena Facebook top dogs
The Canadians continue to spearhead global attempts to drag Facebook overlords Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg into line as part…
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‘Bully’ Facebook ‘deliberately broke data privacy laws’
Facebook intentionally and knowingly violated both data privacy and competition laws in order to maximise profits from user data and…
Data firms under cosh as ICO ramps up political probe
The Information Commissioner’s Office is piling the pressure on the UK data industry after widening its probe into the use…
Facebook finally hit with maximum £500,000 data fine
The Information Commissioner’s Office has finally issued Facebook with the maximum £500,000 fine for serious breaches of data protection law,…
ICO starts legal action against Cambridge Analytica firm
The Information Commissioner’s Office is ramping up its action against SCL Elections, the parent company of Cambridge Analytica, by launching…
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,…
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…
MPs demand crackdown on data industry over fake news
The data industry and social media firms should face tougher regulation to combat a growing crisis of data manipulation and…
‘Teflon’ Facebook sees ad spend rise by nearly 50%
Consumers may be worried about Facebook’s data governance but predictions that the Cambridge Analytica data scandal would trigger a mass defection…
Major UK data firms under scrutiny as watchdog bites
Some of the UK’s leading data companies, including CACI, Experian, Equifax, TransUnion (formerly Callcredit) and Data8, are among those firms…