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How to Manage Third-Party Risks

By Luke Irwin February 25, 2022 Data privacy, Data security 0 Comments
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...
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Metaverse App Allows Children to View Explicit Material

By Luke Irwin February 24, 2022 Data privacy 0 Comments
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...
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2021: A Year in Data Privacy

By Peter Galdies December 22, 2021 Data privacy 0 Comments
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...
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HIV Scotland fined £10,000 after email error reveals identities of individuals

By Martin Fletcher December 13, 2021 Data security 0 Comments
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...
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Find me: Clearview, facial recognition and the acceptable use of AI

By Martin Fletcher December 7, 2021 Data privacy 0 Comments
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...
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Labour Party supplier Blackbaud breaches details of party members

By Martin Fletcher December 3, 2021 Data security 0 Comments
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....
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Malicious cookie damages claims and how to manage them

By Peter Galdies November 30, 2021 Data privacy 0 Comments
Over the past few months, we have seen an increase in clients receiving threats of legal action over the alleged misuse of personal data, accompanied by offers to settle. The letters are well written, refer to the law in detail and...
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UK government and Direct Marketing Association receive feedback on proposed reforms to data protection legislation

By Martin Fletcher November 26, 2021 Uncategorized 0 Comments
We’re starting to get a better idea of how data protection will look over the coming years in light of the UK leaving the EU. In September, the UK government published its proposed reforms to data protection. This covers many aspects...
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How to write a GDPR data processor questionnaire – with examples

By Luke Irwin November 22, 2021 Data security 0 Comments
Under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), organisations and their suppliers can be held accountable in the event of a data breach. This is why it’s essential for data controllers to review the information security practices of data processors before agreeing...
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The ultimate guide to data quality management

By Luke Irwin November 17, 2021 Data security 0 Comments
Data quality management can be complex, especially if you don’t know the extent of the data you hold or fully understand all of its applications.  Proper data governance is essential to your organisation’s ongoing success: as the quality, relevance and accuracy of data...
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