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Hackers are Holding Personal Data Hostage
CNBC have highlighted the preferred method for cyberattacks at the moment whereby hackers steal information and threaten to leak it.
TikTok Fined £12.7 million by UK’s Information Commissioner
The UK's ICO has fined TikTok £12.7 million for illegally processing the data of up to 1.4 million UK children under the age of 13.
ICO Fines Company £200,000 for Nuisance Call Campaign
ICO fined a company £200,000 after they made over 1.5 million nuisance, direct marketing calls within an 11-month period.
The Nightmare Privacy Reality Behind ChatGPT
A look at the topic of how ChatGPT got all the information it has to function. What, if anything, we've ever put on the internet is safe?
Hilton Hotels Loyalty Program Data Breached
Hilton Hotels loyalty program was supposedly breached and data put up for sale with up to 3.7 million users impacted.
ICO Fines Catalogue Retailer £1.48 Million
ICO has fined a company for contacting people unlawfully for direct marketing purposes and profiling individuals without consent.
President Biden Signs Order to Aid EU-US Data Transfers
President Biden has signed an Executive Order which commits to changes in an attempt to restore transatlantic data transfers.
Europe V. Google Analytics: What Is Happening?
A timeline of the Google Analytics issue in Europe. Why is it such an issue since the Schrems II decision in 2020?
ICO Fines Halfords for Spam Deluge
The UK regulator, ICO, has fined retailer Halfords £30,000 for breaking the law by emailing nearly 500,000 consumers without their consent.
ICO UK Fines NHS Trust Employee for Unlawfully Obtaining PHI
The ICO has fined an NHS Trust employee for unlawfully accessing the personal health information of 14 patients he knew personally.
Apple: Urgent Device Update After Major Security Risk Found
Apple have released an update for most devices and urged users to update immediately following a major security risk was discovered.
Black Kite: Cost of Data Breaches Averages $15 Million
A review into cyber incidents shows the average cost of a cyber attack is $15 million with 1 in 4 suffering an attack in the last year.
WhatsApp Announces New Features Alongside Ad Campaign
Meta have announced three new privacy features for WhatsApp alongside a new global advertising campaign.
TikTok ‘Pauses’ Privacy Policy Switch in Europe
TikTok have paused the rollout of a new Privacy Policy in Europe after warnings from some about GDPR violations.
Meta Updates Privacy Policy With More Information
Meta have started notifying users of a new privacy policy effective July 26, its aim is to make the information easier to understand
Isle of Man Board Ordered to Comply with GDPR
An Isle of Man healthcare board has been investigated by the Isle of Man DPA following complaints of non compliance with GDPR.
ICO Chief Warns Ministers Against Ditching GDPR Safeguards
New Information Commissioner speaks about the importance of protecting citizens' fundamental right to privacy.
New Foundation Thinking Required Around Privacy
Value Privacy's experts say management need a better understanding of how fast privacy is changing standard privacy practices
Fastest Ransomware Encrypts 100k Files in Four Minutes
A new study shows network defenders have just 43 minutes to mitigate ransomware attacks once encryption has begun.
Google Launches New Analytics Tool to Address EU Concerns
Google announces the launch of Google Analytics 4 in aims to address concerns raised in the Schrems II decision.
Why Website Developers Should Stop Using Google Analytics and Have an Internal Privacy Strategy
Following the Schrems II decision, using Google Analytics poses risks to any organizations using their functionality.
Is Google Analytics Legal?
As the cookie goes into sunset and changes come into the landscape, how much do you know about the risks around Google Analytics?
GDPR SAAS Companies
As data privacy regulations evolve, they will continue to shape the foundation of global business in the cloud
Fines for breaches of EU GDPR privacy law spike sevenfold
Fines for GDPR breaches have increased sevenfold to 1.2 billion with EU-US data transfers being a major issue.
Apache Log4J Vulnerability
A number of vulnerabilities have been disclosed that affect multiple versions of Apache Log4j globally.
Google Cookie tracking showdown
Google is under pressure to improve privacy measures by removing tracking cookies, but others say it'll hand the company too much power.
ICO Fines Companies £495 million Over Nuisance Messages
The ICO has fined well-known companies nearly half a million pounds for sending nuisance messages to customers.
Sensitive Data: Key Differences
A breakdown of sensitive data terms over the CPA, GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, VCDPA and the differences between the different regulations.
Twitch Suffers Major Breach
Twitch has confirmed that they have suffered a major data breach when a hacker accessed the company's servers.
Footballers to fight for their personal data rights
Footballers to take legal action over use of performance statistics by gaming, betting and data-processing companies
Congress Consider Enhanced Privacy Shield Framework
The Privacy Shield for exchange of personal data between EU and US has been invalidated forcing congress to negotiate enhanced agreement
UK Government plans to make changes to GDPR
Wired have written an article about the UK government's proposed changes to GDPR to try and improve on the the current legislation
GDPR EU says UK’s data protection framework ensures an adequate level of protection for personal data
The Commission has determined that the UK’s data protection framework ensures an adequate level of protection for personal…
US and EU Commit to Enabling Transatlantic Commerce
A new US-EU Trade and Technology Council has been created to grow bilateral trade and investment relationships and…
COVID-19: ICO UK Finds No Consent for Marketing Emails
A contract tracing company is fined £8,000 for sending nearly 84,000 emails to subscribers who had not consented…
Adequacy: EU-UK Data Flows Post-Brexit Remain Uncertain
An academic paper notes that, post-Brexit, there will be legal challenges if the EU Commission grants full adequacy for…