Gloucestershire Police has been fined £80,000 for revealing identities of child abuse victims in a bulk email. An officer involved in an investigation into non-recent allegations sent an update on…
Tag: data protection
GDPR: US news sites blocked to EU users over data protection rules
A number of high-profile US news websites are temporarily unavailable in Europe after new European Union rules on data protection came into effect. The Chicago Times and LA Times were…
Facebook to exclude billions from European privacy laws
Facebook has changed its terms of service, meaning 1.5 billion members will not be protected under tough new privacy protections coming to Europe. The move comes as the firm faces…
Cyber security remains barrier to fintech, banking sector partnerships in Asia Pacific: Fortinet
The general lack of cybersecurity safeguards in fintech companies has raised serious concerns around data protection and compliance, especially with the implementation of EU’s GDPR in May 2018. Fortinet called…
One-Third of EU Orgs Don't Understand GDPR Compliance
By Tara Seals A global survey that explores how well organizations understand Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and their readiness for it has uncovered widespread confusion about GDPR compliance…
Moneysupermarket fined £80,000 for spamming seven million customers
By Rebecca Hill Price-comparison darling Moneysupermarket.com has been fined £80,000 for sending 7.1 million emails to customers who had opted out of receiving direct marketing emails. The UK’s data protection…