Highest reported breaches ever according to ICO annual report
UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently released its annual report for 2017 – 2018. One of the most obvious […]
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Proposed UK surveillance laws give police power to access electronic devices
Proposed laws would also compel Facebook, Apple and Google to assist in decrypting private communications Law enforcement agencies would gain […]
Businesses urged to create Brexit contingency plans for data transfers
EU data protection law puts restrictions on the transfer of personal data outside of the European Economic Area (EEA). Businesses […]
Facebook sued over Brexit campaign data breach
Campaign group Fair Vote U.K. announced Saturday that it is preparing a lawsuit against Facebook on behalf of users whose […]
ICO receives record number of breach notifications
In UK the number of self-reported data breaches has increased by 29% from 2,447 last year to 3,156 this year. […]
Singer Cliff Richard wins BBC privacy case at High Court
The singer Sir Cliff Richard is awarded £210,000 in damages after the BBC breached his privacy with its reporting of […]
UK High Court decision on RTBF in relation to past criminal offenses
On April 13, the High Court of England and Wales handed down judgment in the joined cases of NT 1 […]
Best picks on privacy
Collection of latest and most interesting news pieces, articles and publications from around?the internet. You may also want to check […]
How Fracking Companies Use Facebook Surveillance to Ban Protest
Oil and gas companies are discrediting activists using social media to justify banning their protests. Three companies are currently seeking injunctions […]
The Future of International Data Transfers
With the current focus on the coming into effect of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), one could (almost) […]
UK urged to accept CJEU jurisdiction on data protection
The UK government should accept the jurisdiction of the EU’s highest court to rule on matters of data protection post-Brexit, […]
Seek new data deal with EU immediately, MPs tell May
The UK government should immediately open talks to secure a Data Adequacy Decision from the European Commission, MPs said in […]