What your business can learn from the ICO investigation of Uber
The ICO have published the conclusions of their investigation into Uber, who, back in 2016 suffered a data breach affecting around 2.7 million UK customers … Read more
What the draft Brexit agreement means for data protection
In case you missed it, the Cabinet in Westminster has “agreed” Theresa May’s draft Brexit Agreement for moving the UK out the EU next year. … Read more
EU Blockchain Forum publish “Blockchain and the GDPR” paper
The EU Blockchain Forum, an EU forum set up to ” accelerate blockchain innovation and the development of the blockchain ecosystem within the EU, and so … Read more
ICO reports to parliament on data protection and politics and calls for code of practice
It was back in May 2017 when the ICO first started looking at the use of “big data” within politics, when it formally announced it … Read more
What the Morrison’s case tells us about data breach liability
This week the supermarket Morrisons lost its case at the Court of Appeal over the 2017 judgement that it has “vicarious liability” over a data … Read more
New research shows 58% of adults worried about data and privacy online
The research, produced jointly by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and Ofcom, the telecoms regulator looked at various aspects of perceived harm online, with data … Read more
ICO urges better transparency as trust in companies processing data rises slightly
In its annual review on the state of data protection awareness and trust, the ICO’s Annual Track highlights a small increase in trust of companies and … Read more
ICO 2017-18 Annual Report: Data protection complaints and breach reports up
The Information Commissioner’s Office has published their 2017-2018 Annual Report (covering the 12 months leading up to 31st March 2018) highlighting an increase in … Read more
EU and Japan agree data protection adequacy
This week the EU and Japan have agreed to recognise each others data protection regulations as “adequate” meaning that once the formalities are completed … Read more
DCMS consults on data protection fee exemptions
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has published a consultation on exemptions under the Data Protection Act 2018 from paying a registration fee … Read more