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Credit reference agency Equifax fined for data breach. GDPR

Credit reference agency Equifax fined £500,000 for security breach

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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued credit reference agency Equifax Ltd with a £500,000 fine for failing to protect the personal information of up to 15 million UK citizens during a cyber attack in 2017. The incident, [...]

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79% of UK adult internet users have concern about aspects of going online

Posted byDoLocal

79% of UK adult internet users have concern(s) about aspects of going online 66% are concerned about CONTENT that people view, read or listen to online 58% are concerned about DATA / PRIVACY 55% are [...]

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Organisations to be more transparent - Cyber Security Survey

Organisations Need to be Transparent with People’s Personal Information

Posted byDoLocal

The Information Commissioner is reminding organisations to be transparent with people’s personal information, after a survey revealed trust and confidence in how organisations handle personal data is still low, despite an improvement across sectors. One [...]

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GDPR Fine for Email Marketing without permission consent

Marketing agency fined £60,000 for nuisance emails

Posted byDoLocal

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Everything DM Ltd (EDML), based in Stevenage, £60,000 for sending 1.42 million emails without consent. The investigation found that, between May 2016 and May 2017, the firm used [...]

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Is CCTV in taxis and private cabs legal? What about privacy rights?

Posted byDoLocal

CCTV cameras have become a part of our everyday lives, we go about our business largely unaware of them. They can serve as a valuable tool for security, crime prevention and detection. However, capturing a [...]

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Category: Privacy

Credit reference agency Equifax fined £500,000 for security breach

79% of UK adult internet users have concern about aspects of going online

Organisations Need to be Transparent with People’s Personal Information

Marketing agency fined £60,000 for nuisance emails

Is CCTV in taxis and private cabs legal? What about privacy rights?