Three ways to prevent the UK from falling into data anarchy January 10, 2020 No business will admit to using personal data in ways that are unethical or discriminatory. But when every social media click, phone call, card payment, and gym visit pings into existence a new nugget of data, how can any of us be sure that our data is being used ethically? There are many excellent examples [...]
Publishers look to new revenue sources amid squeeze on digital advertising November 20, 2019 Online publishers are shifting their focus to new sources of revenue as income from digital advertising continues to decline. Digital publishing revenue slipped 3.7 per cent to £113.1m in the second quarter, according to figures released by the Association for Online Publishing (AOP) and Deloitte. Read more: Digital ad group Ozone signs up Stylist as [...]
Brexit campaigner Arron Banks has Twitter account hacked November 19, 2019 Self-described “bad boy of Brexit” Arron Banks has had his Twitter account hacked and his personal messages shared online. Banks – who co-founded Leave.Eu – also accused Twitter of not taking action or removing the “illegal data downloads” from the platform. Read more: Arron Banks apologises for Leave.Eu tweet about Angela Merkel that ‘went too [...]
Brexit Party being investigated by ICO over data disclosure November 19, 2019 The Brexit Party is being investigated over concerns it has not properly disclosed people’s personal data. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is investigating Nigel Farage’s party, after complaints it had not responded to questions about personal data collection. Read more: Police ‘assessing’ allegations that Brexit Party candidates were offered peerages Data protection law mandates that [...]
Power to the People: What’s really behind the People’s Vote power struggle November 18, 2019 The bitter row among rival factions in the People’s Vote campaign ostensibly came to an end last week when controversial chairman Roland Rudd resigned. Rudd, also chairman of PR firm Finsbury, faced three weeks of public insurrection from staff after sacking People’s Vote director James McGrory and communications chief Tom Baldwin in what was described as a “boardroom coup”. Read more: [...]
Exclusive: New People’s Vote chief faces sexual harassment claims November 6, 2019 The People’s Vote campaign has been engulfed in fresh controversy as sexual harassment allegations have been levelled against its new chief executive and concerns have been raised about campaign data security. City A.M. understands People’s Vote chief executive – and former Labour election strategist – Patrick Heneghan is facing allegations of sexual harassment from at least [...]
Watchdog calls for police restraint over use of ‘invasive’ facial recognition October 31, 2019 The head of the UK’s data protection watchdog has called for the creation of legal guidance on the use of live facial recognition (LFR) and urged the police to exercise restraint in their use of the technology. Video surveillance coupled with the use of facial scanning software should only be used when it is “strictly [...]
Facebook abandons appeal against £500,000 Cambridge Analytica fine October 30, 2019 Facebook has dropped its appeal over a £500,000 data protection fine for its Cambridge Analytica scandal. The social media network has made no admission of liability but will no longer contest the maximum fine imposed by UK watchdog the Information Commissioner’s Office. Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg appealed the penalty last November after the watchdog issued the [...]
Digital battlegrounds: The war between big tech and regulators September 17, 2019 We now live in the age of the internet of things, where voice-sniffing devices abound, and consumers have the convenience of tailored search suggestions. Perhaps it is Amazon’s Alexa – revealed earlier this year to be forever listening to its users’ conversations – that provides the emblem of the age. However, while such devices can [...]
ECSC shares rise as data breach fines get cyber consulting back on track September 11, 2019 Shares in ECSC rose more than three per cent this morning after the cybersecurity firm reported renewed demand for its consulting services division. Read more: ECSC revenues jump as it grows client base amid cybersecurity concerns The figures ECSC’s total revenue slipped marginally from £2.64m to £2.63m in the six months to the end of [...]