Conservative Party conference app flaw exposes phone numbers of MPs September 29, 2018 Boris Johnson and Sajid Javid's mobile phone numbers were among those revealed online yesterday due to major a security flaw in the Conservative party's conference app which allowed people to log into the accounts of MPs and journalists attending the event. Dawn Foster, a journalist, revealed an issue with the app on Twitter which lets attendees easily get into [...]
Brexit: The UK wants an early deal with the EU on data transfer and privacy, latest position paper outlines August 24, 2017 The UK will continue to comply with European laws on data after the country leaves in March 2019 and the EU should recognise this early on in negotiations, the government has said. In a fresh paper outlining Britain’s approach to negotiating the free flow of data across borders, the department for exiting the European Union [...]
Regulators approach Conservative party over General Election marketing campaign June 23, 2017 Regulators are approaching the Conservative Party following accusations that it broke the law during the General Election campaign. An investigation by Channel 4 claimed the party used communication firm Blue Telecoms to conduct marketing work from a Neath call centre ahead of the election on 8 June. Read more: Bank of England chief economist: Withdraw [...]
Sorry ICO, fining Facebook will do nothing to fight fake news or stop data scandals | City A.M. July 13, 2018 Let’s be honest, Facebook has got away with it. Since 2014, it has had its hands in the cookie jar, taking our personal data and passing it on to companies like Cambridge Analytica, which could then do whatever they wanted with it. There were no checks, no balances, and no regulation to Facebook’s corporate actions. [...]
Cambridge Analytica latest: UK’s Information Commissioner seeks court warrant over Facebook breach claims March 20, 2018 The information commissioner is seeking an urgent warrant to gain access to the London offices of election consultancy Cambridge Analytica, after being accused of using 50 million Facebook users’ personal data to influence the 2016 US elections. An ICO spokesman said the commission had issued a demand to access CA’s records and data earlier this [...]
GDPR can rebuild public trust in businesses plagued by high-profile data breaches and privacy scandals May 25, 2018 I’ve been meaning to clean up my mailbox for a long time. Now, suddenly, it seems to be doing this itself. As a consumer, this feels like a welcome bit of help. But its more than that – these emails are a critical part of the UK’s future economic success. The great inbox purge marks [...]
Cambridge Analytica closure does not mean bosses can “run and hide” following Facebook data scandal May 3, 2018 Investigators have vowed to plough on with probes into Cambridge Analytica and its use of millions of pieces of personal data, despite the UK firm folding last late night. Cambridge Analytica ceased trading yesterday, claiming it had been “vilified” by the media in the wake of accusations it accessed 87m Facebook profiles and used them [...]
Information Commissioner’s Office hits Brighton-based Prodial with record-breaking fine of £350k for over 46m nuisance calls February 29, 2016 The UK's personal data watchdog has today slammed a Brighton-based firm with its largest ever fine issued for a "staggering" number of nuisance calls. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) levied a £350,000 fine to Prodial, which was operating out of a residential property, after the company sent out over 46m calls consisting of automated messages, resulting in [...]
Facebook share price (Nasdaq:FB) slides as the tech giant is left out of a Wall Street recovery March 20, 2018 Tech giant Facebook’s share price sank on Wall Street for a second day amid allegations that the data of millions of users was mined by Britain’s Cambridge Analytica. The news dealt a blow to the tech-heavy Nasdaq index in New York yesterday, with other tech stocks like Google and Amazon feeling the burn, but today [...]
Facebook share price (NASDAQ: FB) is dropping on Cambridge Analytica allegations March 19, 2018 Facebook’s share price has dropped more than seven per cent following allegations that data firm Cambridge Analytica mined Facebook users’ data without their permission. The social media giant’s shares were down 7.28 per cent at $171.62 at the time of writing, slashing billions off of founder Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune. “Facebook is experiencing its worst trading [...]