Information Commissioner’s Office puts adtech companies on notice as it relaunches investigation into widespread non-compliance with privacy rules

Information Commissioner’s Office puts adtech companies on notice as it relaunches investigation into widespread non-compliance with privacy rules
US judge rejects government appeal to reverse earlier decision allowing Chinese app WeChat to remain available in US app stores
Today is the 14th annual Data Protection Day. Silicon UK speaks to Bob Canaway, Chief Marketing Officer, Privitar to gain his insight into how data protection has evolved and what challenges lie ahead.
Sorry folks. Twitter admits to inadvertently using people’s email and phone numbers provided for security purposes, for advertising
Norwich 19-year-old found to have made hundreds of thousands of pounds in Bitcoin from selling compromised personal data and on-demand hacking services
Mobile Network Insights service provided aggregated, anonymised user data to mobile operators to help them spot network weaknesses
Home of former Seattle software engineer raided after July theft of personal details of millions of credit card applicants
The move could help Google improve its privacy image – while at the same time giving it an advantage over rivals in the online ad market
Hacker treasure trove. Equifax data breach also saw the theft of data belonging to 3,200 passports
Domain name registrars estimate parts of ICANN’s still-unfinished plans could take ‘years’ to implement
The credit reporting giant was reportedly hit by a separate major breach in March, weeks before the theft of personal data on millions of people
The 36-year-old was arrested in Los Angeles on hacking charges linked to the high-profile hacks of the US Office of Personnel Management and insurer Anthem
The hack was carried out to warn patients that their personal data is being exposed, according to an alleged member of the Anonymous hacking group
Dreamhost said it plans to fight a search warrant demanding information on a protest site, including the IP addresses of all 1.3 million visitors
AWS SUMMIT: Amazon has released Macie, an AI-powered tool aimed at securing data held in the cloud, following a string of inadvertent data leaks
LinkedIn must allow startup HiQ to collect data from public profiles in a case that tests how much control internet companies have over user data
Researchers discovered the porn habits of a judge and the drug preferences of a German MP by viewing supposedly anonymised browsing records
The fund will be available for anyone with a “valid claim” for being affected by the 2015 breach
Someone tell Tom! Myspace is a “graveyard of personal data” that anyone can access
Unprotected AWS server lets anyone get up close and personal with WWE customer data
Personal details relating to more than 100,000 customers of the AA’s online shop have been found in in the 13 GB data breach
Consumers now more aware of ransomware and place onus on businesses to protect their personal data
The two companies demonstrated a prototype that could help provide officially recognised identification for 7 million refugees worldwide
A contractor for the Republican Party has accidentally exposed personal data on more than 198 million citizens
ICO shows no mercy on data protection as GDPR countdown continues
Users are tricked into believing their device is infected and forced to hand over personal data
US ISPs give privacy advocates a boost despite changes to FCC regulations
Scammers reportedly operating at least three call centres in two Indian cities targeting TalkTalk customers
One in three Londoners said they had been hit by financial computer crime
The Law Enforcement Data Service is to include two existing police databases as well as the nationwide Automatic Number Plate Recognition system