Tag: ico
Facebook accepts £500,000 fine over personal data misuse
Facebook has agreed to pay a fine of £500,000 following an investigation into the misuse of personal data in political campaigns. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced on Wednesday that […]
Government portal Gov.UK probed by data watchdog
The UK’s data and privacy watchdog is looking into how personal data on the Government’s main website, Gov.UK, is collected after it was reported the portal is being used to […]
Facebook brings facial recognition setting to all users
Facebook is making its facial recognition setting available to all users but is keeping the function turned off by default amid ongoing unease about the technology. The social network’s face […]
UK data watchdog ‘considering’ concerns about FaceApp
View this post on Instagram I need a break. A post shared by Piers […]
Hotel firm Marriott fined £99 million for customer data breach
Hotel chain Marriott is facing a fine of £99 million over a data breach which is estimated to have affected around 339 million customers. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) fine […]
EE fined for sending customers marketing texts without consent
Mobile network operator EE has been fined £100,000 by the UK’s data watchdog for sending millions of direct marketing messages to its customers without their consent. An investigation by the […]
ICO receives 14,000 data breach reports in first year of GDPR
More than 14,000 data breaches have been logged by the the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) in the UK alone during the first year since the introduction of new data protection […]
Facebook may switch off ‘Like’ function for British children under safety plans
Facebook and other social media companies may have to turn off the “like” function for British children under proposed guidelines to ensure their safety online. Techniques that “nudge” users to […]
Happy 15th Birthday Facebook! A timeline of the highs and lows
Facebook has had a roller-coaster ride of highs and lows in its 15-year history, with big acquisitions among its good days and data scandals amid the bad. Here is a […]
Uber fined £385,000 over cyber attack
Uber has been fined £385,000 by a UK watchdog for failing to protect customers’ personal information during a cyber attack. A series of “avoidable data security flaws” allowed the personal […]
