The government’s new national data strategy could jeopardise Britain’s chances of securing an adequacy de…
Why GDPR has had a greater impact on financial services than any other sector
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has had a greater impact on the cyber security practices of …
ICO probes Barclays’ employee surveillance software trial
The UK’s data regulator has opened an investigation into Barclays’ use of controversial employee surveill…
TikTok to spend $499m on first European data centre
TikTok has pledged to spend $499m building its first European data centre as it seeks to simplify its compliance proc…
Hackers are charging millions to cover up GDPR breaches, researchers claim
Ransomware attacks have evolved from the “spray and pray” methodology popular several years ago to highly…
ICO gets “adequate” rating in internal audit and notes risk to its reputation
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data watchdog, has had a rough ride of late. The pa…
Could Twitter face legal fallout from the blue-tick hack?
For a brief period on Wednesday evening (15 July), Twitter was a quieter and more peaceful place. Verified accounts –…
What DBAs need to know about data privacy
Since the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect just over two years ago, data privacy…
Why, now more than ever, we need to fix our data blind spots
Covid-19 has exposed the gaps in our national data infrastructure, and highlighted that our data culture, even motiva…
EU privacy regulators cast doubt on legality of Clearview AI’s facial recognition software
A powerful committee of European privacy regulators has thrown into doubt the legality of facial recognition software…