GDPR at a critical stage, says information commissioner
The ICO is calling on data protection officials to help kick off the next phase of the GDPR by embedding […]
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Parenting club Bounty fined £400,000 for selling users’ data
The parenting club Bounty has been fined £400,000 – one of the largest penalties possible – for sharing its data […]
Bounty UK fined £400,000 for sharing personal data unlawfully
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Bounty (UK) Limited £400,000 for illegally sharing personal information belonging to more than […]
ICO: businesses falling short on GDPR accountability
Businesses are falling short of meeting the General Data Protection Regulation’s (GDPR’s) accountability requirements, the UK’s information commissioner has said. […]
UK businesses using artificial intelligence to monitor staff activity
Unions warn systems such as Isaak may increase pressure on workers and cause distrust Dozens of UK business owners are […]
GDPR has driven improved cyber resilience
The introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has made more UK businesses more resilient to cyber risk, the […]
ICO responds to Facebook call on governments to tighten internet regulation
The Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham has spoken out following Mark Zuckerberg’s demands for governments to do more to control what […]
UK to investigate bias of algorithmic decision-making
The potential for bias in the use of algorithms in crime and justice, financial services, recruitment and local government will […]
Birmingham Court fines pair over data breaches
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has warned that employees could face criminal charges if they access or share personal data […]
After Brexit, the EU must decide if UK data protection is adequate
After Brexit the European Commission will decide whether the UK provides equivalent data protection standards to GDPR and other EU […]
Uber faces fresh legal challenge over driver data
Uber drivers in the U.K. are filing a lawsuit against the company over allegations the firm has continuously broken European […]
UK Issues Regulations on Post-Brexit Data Protection Law
Two sets of regulations aimed at readying UK data protection law for a post-Brexit world have been promulgated in recent […]