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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

EU rules against Meta in data privacy row
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data protection

EU rules against Meta in data privacy row

The European Court of Justice (CJEU) says consumer groups can take legal action over data privacy breaches
29 Apr 2022
Data for 120 army recruits found on the dark web
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data breaches

Data for 120 army recruits found on the dark web

The website, run jointly with Capita, has been offline since mid-March as MoD assesses the scope of the breach
26 Apr 2022
Google adds "reject all" cookie buttons to appease EU regulators
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data protection

Google adds "reject all" cookie buttons to appease EU regulators

New banners will be applied to Search and YouTube in France before rolling out across Europe
22 Apr 2022
Data protection by design isn’t just a buzzphrase you can ignore
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data protection

Data protection by design isn’t just a buzzphrase you can ignore

This principle should guide you on every step of a customer’s journey because, if you get it wrong, you could land on the wrong side of the law
16 Apr 2022
Mounting US data disasters show we're lucky to have GDPR
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data breaches

Mounting US data disasters show we're lucky to have GDPR

A long list of failures by US companies shows the government’s planned overhaul of the UK data protection landscape needs much closer scrutiny
8 Apr 2022
Why the ECJ's metadata ruling endangers the safety of women
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privacy

Why the ECJ's metadata ruling endangers the safety of women

Until we live in a society in which women are safe, we might need to compromise on mass data collection
7 Apr 2022
EU and US reach agreement on Privacy Shield replacement
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Privacy Shield

EU and US reach agreement on Privacy Shield replacement

Privacy campaigner Max Schrems suggests the deal amounts to a "patchwork approach" that will ultimately fail
25 Mar 2022
Meta hit with €17 million fine over multiple GDPR breaches
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data protection

Meta hit with €17 million fine over multiple GDPR breaches

The social media giant set aside over €1 billion in November to help it cope with potential fines arising from data protection investigations
16 Mar 2022
IT Pro News In Review: UK four-day working week, cyber crime in schools, GDPR fines of €1bn in 2021
IT Pro News In Review: UK four-day working week, cyber crime in schools, EU GDPR fines of €1bnvideo
Business strategy

IT Pro News In Review: UK four-day working week, cyber crime in schools, GDPR fines of €1bn in 2021

Catch up on the biggest headlines of the week in just two minutes
21 Jan 2022
European data regulators issued €1.1 billion in GDPR fines in 2021
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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

European data regulators issued €1.1 billion in GDPR fines in 2021

The UK placed sixth on the GDPR fine table with its £20 million fine levied against British Airways
18 Jan 2022
Europol ordered to delete huge cache of unlawfully stored data
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data protection

Europol ordered to delete huge cache of unlawfully stored data

The crime-fighting agency has failed to implement the necessary data protection measures it was told to make more than a year ago
11 Jan 2022
Most UK businesses say data regulations are stifling AI innovation
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artificial intelligence (AI)

Most UK businesses say data regulations are stifling AI innovation

Limited technological capabilities and poor access to data are preventing investment in AI
17 Dec 2021
Grindr given €6.5 million GDPR fine for selling special category user data without consent
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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Grindr given €6.5 million GDPR fine for selling special category user data without consent

The Norwegian DPA claims users' sexual orientations were exposed following the sale of data to third parties
15 Dec 2021
The risks and strategies of using privacy as a business differentiator
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privacy

The risks and strategies of using privacy as a business differentiator

With privacy increasingly driving customer decisions, here’s how to make it a differentiator for your business
13 Dec 2021
Cabinet Office fined £500,000 for New Year Honours data leak
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data breaches

Cabinet Office fined £500,000 for New Year Honours data leak

Error led to more than 1,000 people having their names and corresponding addresses posted online
3 Dec 2021
What to look for in a secure cloud system
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cloud security

What to look for in a secure cloud system

Not all cloud products support the same level of security, so what should organisations be looking out for?
3 Dec 2021
EU reveals plans to protect whistleblowers from punishment in new legislation
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Policy & legislation

EU reveals plans to protect whistleblowers from punishment in new legislation

Digital Markets Act aims to strengthen internal markets, prevent misuse of personal data, and impose massive fines on companies
24 Nov 2021
WhatsApp secures permission to challenge €225 million GDPR fine
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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

WhatsApp secures permission to challenge €225 million GDPR fine

The company has been granted the power to challenge Ireland’s fine over the way it shares user data
10 Nov 2021
Could the US CLOUD Act force UK channel companies to break GDPR?
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privacy

Could the US CLOUD Act force UK channel companies to break GDPR?

The US has streamlined its processes for data requests from cloud services providers now embedded into almost every part of the UK economy
10 Nov 2021
Why Big Brother could be your friend
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privacy

Why Big Brother could be your friend

As high street stores join the NICE Investigate Digital Evidence Management system, what does this mean for the wider business community?
19 Oct 2021
The IT Pro Podcast: Can codes of conduct save GDPR?
The IT Pro Podcast: Can codes of conduct save GDPR?
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

The IT Pro Podcast: Can codes of conduct save GDPR?

Why proposed revisions to data protection rules may not be necessary
15 Oct 2021
Podcast transcript: Can codes of conduct save GDPR?
Podcast transcript: Can codes of conduct save GDPR?
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Podcast transcript: Can codes of conduct save GDPR?

Read the full transcript for this episode of the IT Pro Podcast
15 Oct 2021
Footballers seek compensation for "GDPR violating" performance data trading
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data processing

Footballers seek compensation for "GDPR violating" performance data trading

Letter threatening legal action against 17 firms that use trade player data claims the practice violates EU data protection law
12 Oct 2021
IBM signs CaixaBank in cloud services deal
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cloud computing

IBM signs CaixaBank in cloud services deal

The Spanish banking giant will use IBM Cloud for Financial Services to run key software applications
15 Sep 2021