data protection

The data breach is the latest of Samsung’s “technical errors”

Complaints soared by 75% in 2019 and multinational tech probes climbed to 21, although no fines were collected

FOI request reveals Ministry of Defence is the worst offender, with 767 devices lost in a year

The decision is driven by fears the UK may step out-of-sync with the EU's data protection laws

Members of his team argue they were pen-testing the Labour Party membership database

ORG warns UK government not to let US push it into weaker data protection laws

Security company will ask all users of its free antivirus if they are willing to let their browsing data be shared with third parties

The UK faces the challenge of convincing Europe that its post-Brexit data protection will be adequate

Brexit's effect on data laws demands that data management remains a top business priority for UK organisations

Limitless fines have been proposed for those who break election rules

Regulators have received 160,000 data breach reports, with UK firms third-most reported across Europe

Lambeth Council named worst offender, with 281 devices lost or stolen since 2016

Campaigners may sue the data regulator for declining to take action against “massive data breaches”

A preliminary ECJ ruling would limit the power of member states to sidestep privacy and data protection laws

Hackers said to have stolen data belonging to 14 million customers over a nine-month period

Exec claims introduction of Californian privacy act won't have much of an impact on businesses

Stolen hard drives contained personal banking information including payroll data

Open Rights Group demands leading parties stop using claimants data for microtargeting election campaigns

Leaked documents suggest the Privacy Shield will eventually make way for a much deeper trans-Atlantic relationship

Legislature used a third-party firm thought to be at the centre of electoral controversy in the UK and US

It's the first company to make such a promise, but it might not be as rose-tinted as it seems

The firm’s archive system held onto highly sensitive data from bank statements to health insurance records