The Covid-19 global health crisis may alter the future of data privacy in the name of public safety. According to pub…
EU tells members: Want to trace Covid-19 using smartphone data? You’ll need to legislate
The European Union’s committee of data protection regulators has clarified that national governments will need …
Cathay Pacific “got off lightly” with £500,000 ICO fine
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) revealed on Wednesday that it had handed Cathay Pacific a £500,000 …
Met chief Cressida Dick sparks row after calling facial recognition critics “ill-informed”
The head of the Met Police, Cressida Dick, today said that concerns about live facial recognition tech are ill-inform…
EU softens plans for facial recognition regulation, sparks privacy backlash
The European Commission has come under fire from privacy experts after withdrawing proposals to issue a moratorium on…
Why the EU is unlikely to ban facial recognition any time soon
The debate around the ethical use of facial recognition (FR) continues to gather momentum. A temporary ban on the use…
Facebook settles ICO fine over Cambridge Analytica scandal
Facebook has agreed to pay a £500,000 fine issued by the UK’s data protection watchdog in light of the Cambridg…
ICO urges transparency over GOV.UK data plan
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has reminded the government of its responsibilities under privacy l…
The Met can’t say how many businesses received facial recognition images
London’s Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has refused to rule out the possibility that more businesses have re…
As BA faces £183m fine, hundreds of businesses suffer card-skimming attacks
This week the Information Commissioner’s Office handed British Airways the biggest data protection fine in hist…