GDPR
TikTok fined £12.7m by UK ICO for misusing children’s data
TikTok has been fined £12.7m by the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for misusing children's data. The ICO argues the…
New European data centres won’t stop calls to ban TikTok
Chinese social video giant TikTok is opening two new data centres in Europe in the hope of assuaging fears over…
Meta fined €5.5m over WhatsApp data handling
Meta has been fined €5.5m by the Data Privacy Commissioner (DPC) in Ireland over the way it uses user data…
New consultation could delay UK’s post-Brexit data laws
The UK's new post-Brexit data legislation could face further delays after a Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) official…
Here’s how the UK’s new data rules would impact compliance officers
This week, the UK government shared the text of its proposed replacement for GDPR, now known as the Data Protection…
Will new UK data laws put adequacy agreement with EU at risk?
Further details of the UK government’s GDPR replacement legislation, the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, have been published and…
Denmark bans Google Workspace over GDPR non-compliance
Denmark's data watchdog has banned schools from using Google's Workspace productivity suite amid growing fears that the tech giant's products…
‘Codifying cronyism’: Data Reform Bill may threaten ICO’s independence
The independence of data watchdog the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) could be threatened by measures in the upcoming Data Reform…
Data Reform Bill: updates to UK GDPR will ‘save £1bn in 10 years’
The UK government has revealed details of the upcoming Data Reform Bill, its proposed amendments to the country's version of…
Data Reform Bill consultation ‘rigged’ say civil rights groups
Thirty civil society organisations have accused the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS) of conducting "rigged" and potentially…