User consent
Google Google cutting web cookies, ending lucrative tracking tool for advertisers
Alphabet Inc's Google within two years plans to block a common way businesses track online surfers in its Chrome browser, …
Social media Facebook suspends tens of thousands of apps
Facebook said, on Friday, it has suspended tens of thousands of apps on the social networking platform. This is part …
News Spanish La Liga fined €250,000 under GDPR for using app to spy on fans
The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) has fined the Spanish football league La Liga 250,000 euros (£222,532) for using its …
News ICO says HMRC breached GDPR by collecting biometric voiceprints
The Information Commissioner's Office has found HMRC guilty of violating GDPR for collecting biometric voiceprints of over five million taxpayers …
News ICO fines pensions company £40,000 for spamming citizens with 2m emails
In a reminder to organisations that contacting customers without obtaining their consent or spamming them with promotional offers could attract …
News ICO fines Vote Leave £40,000 for sending thousands of unsolicited political texts
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued a fine of £40,000 to Vote Leave for sending 196,154 text messages to …
News Insolvency Service & ICO crack the whip on spam marketing menace
The Insolvency Service has imposed a six-year ban on the director of a company that made more than 115,000 automated …
News EU to investigate WhatsApp & Facebook for controversial user consent policies
Facebook and WhatsApp are set to be probed by an EU data protection authority for not obtaining appropriate user consent …
