Alarm over talks to implant UK employees with microchips
Britain’s biggest employer organisation and main trade union body have sounded the alarm over the prospect of British companies implanting […]
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Facial image matching system risks ‘chilling effect’ on freedoms
Civil rights groups have warned a vast, powerful system allowing the near real-time matching of citizens’ facial images risks a […]
ICO hits Leave.EU and Arron Banks insurance company with £135,000 in fines
An investigation conducted by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) into a data breach suffered by Leave.EU has left the pro-Brexit […]
ICO publishes report on use of data analytics in political campaigns
UK’s data protection authority ICO has published a report to Parliament that brings the various strands of its investigation up to date. […]
A #MeToo Story in Britain Prompts Debate Over Privacy Laws
A debate over press freedom, the right to privacy and the validity of nondisclosure agreements has erupted in Britain in […]
UK Court of Appeal reverses High Court decision on data subject access requests
In June 2018, in B v General Medical Council [2018] EWCA Civ 1497, a majority of the Court of Appeal […]
How real is the threat of data protection group litigation in the UK?
In the run up to the implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679, there were various dystopian predictions […]
Neighbors Take Tate Modern to Court Over Privacy
The 10-floor viewing terrace of the Tate Modern art gallery in London has a 360-degree view of the city, including […]
What does the newly signed ‘Convention 108+’ mean for UK adequacy?
The Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data (Convention 108) […]
GDPR: companies should look beyond passwords, says ICO
Online service providers should consider alternatives to passwords to keep their systems secure and meet their obligations under data protection […]
Sensitive personal data in HR functions: climbing the ladder of legal bases
The GDPR’s entry into force has forced HR teams across the US and EU to re-evaluate the ways in which […]
Average fine in UK for data breaches doubles to £146,000 in just a year
The average value of fines issued by the UK’s data protection authority doubled over the last year to reach £146,000. […]