UK’s DPA publishes data security incident trends in Q3 2017
View the recent data security incidents that have been reported or notified to the UK’s Data protection authority – ICO, […]
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UK: Patient privacy under threat from NHS Digital and Home Office data sharing agreement
NHS Digital has been sharing non-clinical patient information with the Home Office for immigration purposes. Read our blog looking at […]
Cryptojacking attack hits ~4,000 websites, including UK’s data watchdog
At first glance a CoinHive crypto miner being served by a website whose URL contains the string ‘ICO’ might not […]
UK’s FCA and DPA publish joint update on GDPR
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) have today published an update on the EU General […]
Strong encryption makes us all safer
The home secretary has made a hash – or what she would call “a hashtag” – of her efforts to […]
GDPR applicability to processors
The applicability rules of the GDPR now also include processors. The reason for this inclusion is that the GDPR provides […]
Many UK’s Data Protection Bill exemptions are expanded, unexplained and some permit unlawful processing
The political kerfuffle over the Government’s Brexit machinations makes it timely to point out that the European Commission’s negotiating document […]
Study: Big gaps emerge between countries on attitudes towards data protection in the cloud
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, can today reveal that while the vast majority of global companies (95%) have […]
UK’s NCSC issues guidance on defence against against phishing
The National Cyber Security Centre (‘NCSC’) issued a guidance on protection against phishing for medium to large organisations. The Guidance contains […]
New UK data protection rules are a cynical attack on immigrants
Non-nationals in the UK will lose data rights in a discriminatory move that worries the European parliament, says Claude Moraes, […]
U.K. Breached EU Law With Internet Spying, Court Rules
Part of the British government’s historic mass interception of emails, text messages and other forms of communication breached European Union […]
Digital minister’s app lands on data watchdog’s radar after privacy cock-up
UK digital minister Matt Hancock, who’s currently busy with legislative updates to the national data protection framework, including to bring […]