Data protection

Data Protection Breach Cases Set To Soar With GDPR Introduction

Legal experts expect disputes related to privacy or data breaches to become much more common in the next five years

8 years ago

Home Office ‘To Integrate Surveillance Cams With Police Database’

The Law Enforcement Data Service is to include two existing police databases as well as the nationwide Automatic Number Plate…

8 years ago

GDPR ‘To Require’ 75,000 Data Protection Officers Worldwide

The privacy protection role is currently almost unknown outside the EU, a study finds

8 years ago

Android Firmware ‘Mistakenly’ Sends User Data To China

UPDATED: The firmware sent text message contents, call data and app usage details to Shanghai, researchers found

8 years ago

Mega-Breach Exposes 412 Million AdultFriendFinder Accounts

Friend Finder Network breach includes Penthouse.com users and 'deleted' accounts

8 years ago

Russia To Block LinkedIn Access Over ‘Data Protection Violations’

Access to LinkedIn to be blocked within days over violations of Russia's strict data protection laws

8 years ago

Government Needs ‘Careful Consideration’ To Avoid The Pitfalls Of AI

Government report on the future of Artificial intelligence (AI) says Whitehall must consider impact of the technology on privacy, jobs…

8 years ago

Yahoo Investigates Cookie Powered Password Bypass Hack

The scope of knowledge Yahoo's staff had of the 2014 data breach is also under scrutiny

8 years ago

Facebook & WhatsApp Pause Data Sharing In UK After ICO Threats

Facebook and WhatsApp have yet to agree to a commitment to be more transparent over how they collect and use…

8 years ago

WhatsApp Warned Over Data Sharing Policy Change

European regulators demand halt to user data transfer by WhatsApp, and contact Yahoo over breach and spying issue

8 years ago

Nearly Three Quarters Of UK Police Websites Are Insecure

The Centre for Public Safety highlighted the police are putting the public at unnecessary risk of cyber crime

8 years ago

Brexit: ICO Says GDPR Will Come Into Effect Before Britain Leaves The EU

UK companies will likely need to work with in GDPR regardless of the Brexit

8 years ago

German Regulator Orders WhatsApp To Halt Data Harvest

Breaking the law...Watchdog accuses WhatsApp of 'misleading' users and breaking German data protection laws

8 years ago

Financial Regulator Publishes Final Cloud Rules

The recommendations approve cloud services but recommend clear policies around where data is held

8 years ago

Open Rights Group: Brexit Puts UK Citizen Digital Rights At Risk

UK exit from European Union could place British citizen's digital rights in jeopardy, says Open Right Group

8 years ago

Infosec 2016: ICO – GDPR Not The Only Option If Brexit Happens

Infosec 2016: Information Commissioner’s Office could be happy with data regulations like Australia or New Zealand enforce if Britain leaves…

8 years ago

Tumblr Data Breach ‘Affects 65 Million Users’

Recently discovered data leaks suggest bad security practices may have effects that aren't discovered until years later

8 years ago

EU Watchdog: EU-US Privacy Shield Is ‘Not Robust Enough’

The new transatlantic data transfer agreement is likely to be defeated in EU court just as Safe Harbour was, argues…

8 years ago

UK And Half Of EU Member States Back Free Data Flows

Liberalisation of the way user data can be used by businesses is 'vital' for EU businesses, member states say

9 years ago

How To Maximise Data Protection In Today’s Threat Landscape

Peter Galvin, VP of strategy, Thales e-Security, offers a step by step guide on how security teams can ensure their…

9 years ago

ICO Fines London NHS Trust For Exposing Patient Details

The regulator fined a sexual health clinic £180,000 after it exposed the naes and email addresses of HIV patients

9 years ago

European Parliament Approves GDPR Data Protection Law

GDPR Data protection legislation passed that seeks to give citizens more rights over their personal data in the digital age

9 years ago

Privacy Shield Fails To Gain EU Data Watchdog Support

European data protection watchdog group says new agreement does not provide enough reassurance over US spying

9 years ago

Safe Harbour 2.0 Not Adequate, Says WP29 Data Watchdog

The new data sharing agreement between Europe and the US may not be adequate, leak suggests

9 years ago

Government Cherry-Picks Elizabeth Denham As UK Information Commissioner

Denham says she is ready to tackle challenges that rapid tech innovation presents to information rights

9 years ago

GDPR: Verdict Of Google, Microsoft & Adobe Privacy Leaders

Much work to be done, as confusion ensues over GDPR's 200 pages of uncertainty

9 years ago

EC Publishes ‘Safe Harbour 2.0’ Privacy Shield Details

'Privacy Shield' protects EU citizens' personal data from misuse by US companies and intelligence services, according to the Commission

9 years ago

French Authorities Order Facebook User Data Changes

The order is the first significant action since the end of 'Safe Harbour' data transfer rules last autumn

9 years ago

US, UK Spy Agencies ‘Plan Cross-Border Data Sharing Deal’

The tentative agreement would reportedly allow UK authorities to gather data from US communications firms, and vice-versa

9 years ago

European Data Watchdog WP29 Mulls Data-Sharing Deal

Uncertainty for businesses after European watchdog group takes time to examine new data sharing deal

9 years ago