A couple of developments on data protection damages: one from the EU which indicates that the likely direction of travel for the block’s highest court is that there’s no entitlement to compensation under the GDPR without showing harm which is more than “mere upset”; and the other from the UK which assessed damages for a personal data breach with no privacy implications at £250. Continue reading
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The benefits of pet ownership are often understated. Our furry (and not so furry) friends are understood to lower stress levels and provide comfort. Continue reading
Being presented with a list of expectations and ways to meet those expectations by someone you’re in a relationship with isn’t generally considered endearing. But the Information Commissioner’s done just that with her newly launched Accountability Framework, and many organisations she regulates might grow to love her for it. Continue reading
The ICO appears to have nodded off this year when it comes to regulatory action, with its ad tech investigation on pause and notices of intent against Marriott and BA still not having progressed beyond an intention over a year later. But lawyers backed by litigation funders have been beavering away. Continue reading
The sports sector was recently identified as a target for cyber attackers in a report published by the National Cyber Security Centre [pdf] (NCSC). The report highlights the cyber threats faced by the sports sector and suggests how to stop or reduce their impact on sports organisations of all sizes – from local clubs to national federations. Continue reading
Viruses do not just infect organic lifeforms such as humans. They, and other types of malware, can also affect our digital lives. While the world faces a public health emergency leaving organisations with little choice but urgently to introduce or scale up homeworking arrangements, opportunist cyber criminals are exploiting the crisis by increasingly using the coronavirus (COVID-19) as an attack vector. Continue reading
You’d be forgiven for missing it: while the rest of us were busily hanging tinsel and counting down the days to Christmas on our advent calendars, the ICO handed down its first GDPR fine – in the sum of £275,000 – to Doorstep Dispensaree (DD), a provider of pharmacy services to care homes. Continue reading
Programmatic advertising is often likened by commentators to the Wild West: some because they consider it to be a lawless place where anything goes; others because it pushes boundaries and is creating a new frontier. Continue reading
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