Last week, Meta was fined €17 million (about £14.2 million) for breaching EU data protection rules. The Irish DPC (Data Protection Commission) said that the tech giant, formerly known as Facebook, failed to properly document appropriate technical and organisational measures that...
When the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) took effect in May 2018, many organisations feared that non-compliance would result in huge fines that could put them out of business. Among the organisations most concerned were those that conduct telemarketing. The GDPR...
Organisations in the UK are being urged to bolster their data protection measures as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues. The incursion has been accompanied by a flurry of cyber attacks from hackers on both sides of the conflict. Russia has...
Supply chain management is an essential component of any data protection and cyber security programme. A BlueVoyant report found that 97% of organisations have been impacted by a breach in a supply chain. In many cases, this involves the loss of...
Your relationship with third parties comes with countless risks: they can breach the terms of your contract, suffer a data breach or incur business disruptions affecting your supply chain. These occur a lot more often than you might think. A 2021 Ponemon...
A researcher has discovered a design flaw in the metaverse that allows children to view sexually explicit material. Posing as a 13-year-old, a BBC News researcher visited the virtual reality world and witnessed avatars simulating sex. She was able to view...
For many, 2021 will be a year to forget: COVID-19 lockdowns, travel restrictions, dodgy politicians, and other issues have dominated the headlines. So, we thought we’d move away from all that and look at the privacy news that caught our eye...
It is one of the most common ways organisations breach personal data. A newsletter or other email to multiple recipients is sent with the email addresses of all the other recipients visible. A quick Internet search can allow specific individuals to...
In 2005, an alternate reality game called Perplex City was launched. It included 256 puzzle cards that players around the world competed to solve, submitting their solutions on the game’s website. The puzzles were solved fairly quickly with the exception of...
The Labour Party is working with the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) and NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) to manage a data breach within one of its suppliers, Blackbaud. The breach involved the theft of information pertaining to Labour members and supporters....
