Data protection

ICANN Puts First GDPR Measures Into Place

The GDPR is the 'first time' legislation has forced ICANN to make changes, the internet governance body says

6 years ago

Facebook To Require Labels For Targeted Ads

Advertisers must now tell users when they've been targeted using information from a third-party data broker

6 years ago

Court Finds Facebook Page Administrator ‘Jointly Responsible’ For Data Protection

The German operator of a fan page on Facebook must take its share of responsibility for the collection of user…

6 years ago

GDPR Arrival Sees Certain US Websites Blocked

Certain well known American news websites temporarily unavailable in Europe as GDPR rules kick in

6 years ago

AI, Cloud And Blockchain ‘Creating New Risks’ For Banks

Financial organisations must work with authorities to revamp banking regulations, study finds

6 years ago

University Fined £120,000 Over ‘Serious’ Security Breach

Hackers penetrated an unsecured microsite that had been left online for more than 10 years, stealing sensitive data and posting…

6 years ago

ICO Fines Prosecutors £325,000 Over Mislaid Police Interviews

The unencrypted discs, containing sensitive video interviews, went missing in the publicly accessible area of a CPS office in Brighton

6 years ago

ICANN Looks For Guidance As GDPR Deadline Looms

The US-based domain name coordinator has acknowledged it will not be able to obtain an official exemption from EU data…

6 years ago

Parliament Says Facebook Answers Not Good Enough

Facebook reveals it tracked users with more than 10 million social plug-ins on third-party sites

6 years ago

NSA Call Record Collection More Than Triples

The surveillance agency obtained 534 million call and text records last year

6 years ago

Cambridge Analytica ‘Retained Facebook Data Derivatives’

Defunct company covered up its use of valuable predictive models drawn from Facebook information, claims report

6 years ago

Cambridge Analytica Shuts Down Over Data Scandal Fallout

The consultancy said negative publicity has made it impossible to continue doing business

6 years ago

Court Strikes Down Facebook Appeal In Landmark Privacy Case

Case is referred 'immediately' to the European Court of Justice

6 years ago

Majority Of British Businesses Unprepared for GDPR

Less than a month before GDPR, majority of UK businesses remain unaware of data processing law

6 years ago

Media Groups Accuse Google Of GDPR Power Grab

Publishers say Google's new ad rules claim 'broad rights' over the data they collect, while leaving them exposed to data…

6 years ago

Facebook Moves To Block Privacy Case From Reaching Top EU Court

A ruling by the European Court of Justice could disrupt transatlantic data transfers for thousands of companies

6 years ago

ICANN Fails To Secure Moratorium On GDPR Enforcement

With one month to go, a meeting with EU data protection agencies has only led to more negotiations

6 years ago

MEPs Pressure Zuckerberg To Face European Parliament

A trip to Europe would show 'respect' as the Cambridge Analytica data scandal continues

6 years ago

iPhones Open To Wi-Fi ‘Trust’ Hijacking

RSA 2018: Attackers can steal data from iPhones over Wi-Fi by abusing a sync feature built into iTunes

6 years ago

Online Data Pushes Identity Theft To Record High

Social media also contributed to a sharp rise in young people taking part in money laundering scams

6 years ago

Facebook Relaunches Facial Recognition In Europe

The social network is using the GDPR's introduction as the occasion to try its luck a second time with the…

6 years ago

Parliament Publishes Interviews Linking Cambridge Analytica To Leave.EU

Interview transcripts indicate Leave.EU benefited from Cambridge Analytica's work, parliamentary committee says

6 years ago

Europe Tells ICANN Its GDPR Compliance Plans Need More Work

The internet supervisory body says it will continue to press for a moratorium on GDPR enforcement while it works to…

6 years ago

ICANN Requests GDPR Exemption As It Develops Compliance Plans

Domain name registrars estimate parts of ICANN's still-unfinished plans could take 'years' to implement

6 years ago

Zuckerberg Says Cambridge Analytica Collected His Own Data

In a second day of congressional testimony, Zuckerberg also reveals Facebook may take action against Cambridge University for its role…

6 years ago

Great Western Railway Resets Passwords After Hackers Access Accounts

The company said about 1,000 users' accounts were breached using duplicate passwords harvested elsewhere on the web

6 years ago

Scottish Police Buy Cellebrite Phone Unlocking Kits

Cellebrite kiosks are to be deployed around Scotland for unlocking phones and other seized devices

6 years ago

Zuckerberg Apologises Over Facebook Data Row In Congress Testimony

Facebook's chief executive has apologised over the company's data 'mistakes' as he prepares to answer questions before Congress

6 years ago

Apple Updates Data Privacy Controls As GDPR Looms

New software adds privacy information to mobile gadgets, with web-based controls on the way for managing data

6 years ago

Cambridge Analytica Parent Worked For Ministry Of Defence

Parent firm SCL had 'routine access' to secret government information and worked with the Ministry of Defence on psychological operations,…

6 years ago