UK

October 31, 2020

Marriott International fined £18.4m for 2014 data breach

The UK data regulator has issued Marriott International with a watered-down £18.4 million fine for a data breach that affected […]

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October 30, 2020

Experian vows to drag UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office to court after being told off for data-slurping practices

Experian has been rapped over the knuckles by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after it discovered the credit reference […]

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October 29, 2020

Experian faces GDPR action after ICO finds ‘widespread data protection failings’

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ordered credit rating giant Experian to stop profiting from the secretive enriching and processing […]

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October 27, 2020

ICO probes complaints following allegations Wagamama used Covid-19 track and trace data to survey customers

Wagamama customers in the UK have allegedly been sent a survey after sharing contact details for Covid-19 contact tracing, The […]

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October 21, 2020

UK police get access to people told to self-isolate

People who have been told to self-isolate through NHS test and trace could have their contact details passed to police, […]

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October 21, 2020

ICO probes Klarna after newsletter emailed to customers in error

Klarna, a Swedish provider of payment solutions, surprised some UK consumers this week when it mistakenly sent a marketing email […]

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October 19, 2020

UK government under pressure to prove data adequacy to EU

The UK government is coming under increasing pressure to convince Brussels regulators that the country’s data protection landscape is fit […]

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October 16, 2020

ICO fines British Airways £20m for data breach affecting more than 400,000 customers

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined British Airways (BA) £20m for failing to protect the personal and financial details […]

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October 14, 2020

Five Eyes governments, India, and Japan make new call for encryption backdoors

Members of the intelligence-sharing alliance Five Eyes, along with government representatives for Japan and India, have published a statement over […]