WhatsApp will not share user data with Facebook until it complies with GDPR
Facebook, its popular messaging app WhatsApp, and the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have reached a truce in their long-running […]
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WhatsApp sharing user data with Facebook would be illegal, rules ICO
The UK’s data protection watchdog has concluded that WhatsApp’s sharing of user data with its parent company Facebook would have […]
UK amends Data Protection Bill on data processing for safeguarding purposes
The House of Commons Public Bill Committee yesterday adopted government amendments that introduce new measures for processing personal data for […]
UK government has its own AI for detecting extremist videos
Stemming the tide of extremist online content has been a major focus for tech giants in recent times, but despite […]
Most Britons concerned about personal data sharing
Most UK consumers are concerned about personal data they have shared online, but few know the extent of that data […]
‘Right to be forgotten’: UK’s high court hears second Google case
A second businessman who wants links to articles about his criminal past removed from search engine results has launched a […]
New Data Protection Fee in UK
The United Kingdom has announced plans to introduce a new “Data Protection Fee” to replace the current system of registration […]
Can Theresa May get the data protection deal she wants?
Twice now — first at a speech focused on security, in Munich, then this past Friday in her so-called “Five […]
UK Home Office warned over plans to block immigration data access for EU citizens
Plans to deny millions of people the right to access immigration data held on them by the Home Office are […]
How UK Data Protection Bill reduces data subject rights
Given that it is the Second Reading of the Data Protection Bill (DPBill) today, I thought I would write a […]
UK PM confident of maintaining data protection standards post-Brexit
This afternoon, Theresa May, Prime Minister, spoke about data protection law as part of her major policy speech in London […]
UK’s immigration officials to continue to seek patient data
Ministers have rejected a call from MPs to immediately suspend the disclosure of confidential NHS patient data to the Home […]