2018 was the year of data protection legislation. The year began with a patchwork of laws and standards governing data protection and user privacy around the world. It ended with a comprehensive data ...

Since the EU’s GDPR legislation came into force in 2018, issues around data protection and privacy have come to the fore globally. Growing legislation has given regulators the power to hand out severe ...

Cathay Pacific Airways has been fined £500,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for failing to secure the personal details of 9.4 million customers. Persistent shortcomings in the ...

The Data Protection and Digital Information (DPDI) Bill is the first major piece of data protection legislation since the UK left the European Union (EU) four years ago. Instead of completely ...

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