The UK’s privacy watchdog has recorded a sharp rise in data protection complaints since GDPR came into force in…
How “regtech” could usher in a new era for the finance sector
Financial services as we know them are changing as new technologies enter and disrupt the market, promising consumers…
The ICO names IBM’s Simon McDougall as its first innovation director
The Information Commissioner’s Office has appointed Simon McDougall, a managing director at IBM’s Promont…
Cambridge University’s Psychometrics Centre to be investigated under GDPR
Cambridge University’s Psychometrics Centre will become one of the first organisations to be investigated under…
The ICO plans to fine Facebook a record £500,000 over the Cambridge Analytica scandal
The UK’s data protection regulator intends to issue Facebook with a record £500,000 fine over its handling of t…
Who is driving the AI agenda and what do they stand to gain?
From the critical, like law enforcement, healthcare, and humanitarian aid, to the mundane, like dating and shopping, …
GDPR: HMRC’s database of 5.1m voice records raises “significant questions of lawfulness”
An HMRC database of 5.1 million taxpayers’ biometric voiceprints may breach new European data protection laws, …
GDPR: How the ICO plans to enforce the sweeping new regulations
The EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation comes into force today, ushering in new rights for citizens and…
Max Schrems has lodged GDPR complaints against Facebook and Google
The privacy activist Max Schrems lodged GDPR complaints against Facebook and Google within hours of the new regulatio…
GDPR is already seven years out of date
Will the last person to email me about their data privacy policy please shut the door behind them? If everyone who h…