Decommission Test and Trace systems after pandemic – Information Commissioner
Data systems used by Test and Trace should be decommissioned once the pandemic is over, the head of the UK’s data privacy watchdog has said.
Data systems used by Test and Trace should be decommissioned once the pandemic is over, the head of the UK’s data privacy watchdog has said.
Tech firms have been warned by the Information Commissioner that there is “plenty still to be done” in preparation for new child privacy protection measures which come into force in six months.
Energy provider Npower has removed its app after stolen login data was used to access customer accounts.
The Woodland Trust has revealed it was victim to a “sophisticated, high level cyber-incident”.
The head of the UK’s data privacy watchdog has told MPs she can see the benefit of Covid-19 immunity passports, but warned they came with privacy concerns.
Standards that would force tech giants to make children’s privacy online a primary consideration have been published by the UK’s data regulator.
The data regulator has set out 15 measures to make children’s privacy online a top priority for tech firms.
Technology looks set to transform the world we live in further in 2020, as policies develop and new players make their mark.
Protecting children’s privacy will be top priority for the UK’s data regulator in 2020 amid increased concern about platforms such as TikTok, the Information Commissioner has said.
Political parties have been warned that the data regulator will be watching over their General Election campaigning activity to ensure it stays within the law.
Facebook has agreed to pay a fine of £500,000 following an investigation into the misuse of personal data in political campaigns.
The UK data and privacy watchdog has said it is launching an investigation into the use of facial recognition cameras in the King’s Cross area of central London.
The group behind the Facebook-backed Libra digital currency has said it will ensure it meets privacy standards after data protection authorities raised concerns about its design.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has raised privacy concerns over Facebook’s new digital currency, Libra.
The UK’s data watchdog has said it is “considering” concerns raised about the FaceApp service over potential privacy issues.
The UK data watchdog has warned police forces testing live facial recognition technology that there remains significant privacy and data protection issues which must be addressed.
There is not enough evidence available to suggest that loot boxes in video games constitute gambling, the Digital Minister has said.
Two organisations have announced steps to make it easier for people and organisations to know which authority to deal with if they are the victim of a cyber attack.
Two organisations have announced steps to make it easier for people and organisations to know which authority to deal with if they are the victim of a cyber attack.
Almost 100 confidential NHS patient records have been dumped in a bin in Aberdeen.
Facebook data at the academic centre linked to the Cambridge Analytica scandal was accessed from web addresses connected to previous cyber attacks and Russian locations, according to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
Yahoo has been fined £250,000 over a cyber-attack that may have breached more than eight million accounts in the UK, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has announced.
The biggest overhaul of data privacy regulation in the history of the internet will come into force on Friday as businesses scramble to comply with the new rules.
Facebook’s decision to shut down a feature that allowed third party firms to better target users with adverts has been welcomed by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
WhatsApp has agreed to not share user data with parent company Facebook before new data protection regulations come into force in May.