Small business owners still clueless about GDPR | Confusion over data privacy rules leaves SMEs vulnerable to fines. Small business owners across the UK admit they are still “clueless” about GDPR, in a new survey. 50% of the 1,000 polled confessed to being confused by data protection and privacy rules. As a result, business owners...Read More
Impact of California Consumer Privacy Act | How will CCPA influence data privacy across the United States? On June 28 this year, The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was passed, just one week after being introduced. The new law mimics the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which came into effect in May. Residents of...Read More
Heathrow Airport fined by Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) following Queen’s travel plans are exposed. | Serious failings in airport’s data protection processes prompts £120,000 fine. The ICO has fined Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) £120,000 by for failing to secure personal data held on its network. In October 2017 a USB memory stick containing over 1,000...Read More
Morrisons data leak – Thousands to receive compensation payouts in landmark judgement. | Retail giant appeals against compensation judgement. Morrisons is appealing against a landmark data breach case, after a court found the firm to be “vicariously liable”. Last year, the High Court ruled that the retailer was liable for the release of personal information...Read More
Pensions related cold calling : UK Treasury proposes amendments to the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR). Ban on cold calling in relation to pensions Back in December of 2016 the UK government launched a consultation on the banning of cold calling relating to pension schemes. The vast majority of respondents strongly supported the government’s...Read More
July 21, 2018 : British Airways requests customers post personal data on Twitter, in bizzare GDPR compliance claim. Disgruntled customers of the airline were asked to tweet their full names and addresses, passport details and even the last four digits of their credit cards “to comply with GDPR” before their complaints could be investigated. Security...Read More
June 29, 2018 : Proposed amendments to Germany’s GDPR Law A political party has made a request to the country’s Federal Government to amend the Federal Data Protection Act adapting the GDPR. The amendment request calls for the deletion of the requirement to appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO), in cases where more than 10...Read More
June 12, 2018 : MEPs call to suspend Privacy Shield framework MEPs are calling on the European Commission to suspend the Privacy Shield framework. The Civil Liberties committee has voiced concerns over firms that have misused people’s personal data, following the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data breach. Ministers have drawn attention to the need for improvements in...Read More
