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Policeman snooped on ex-wife using work computer 2017-09-28

A policeman who used a work computer system to snoop on his ex-wife, his girlfriend and their families, has been given a suspended jail sentence.

Are company boards of directors trivialising security? 2017-09-28

UK CEOs worry more about cyber threats than their global peers; but how can they effectively combat them?

Getting your data out of Tinder is really hard – but it shouldn't be 2017-09-27

 ‘Who has the illusion they still have some power in a relationship, when they are reduced to clicking a box at the bottom of dozens of pages of a “privacy policy”?’ Photograph: Alamy

Education body apologises after breach of data security 2017-09-26

The Cork Education and Training Board (ETB) has apologised for a data security breach which affected a handful of staff.

Housing issue sparks data protection spat 2017-09-24

A row over data protection in relation to housing applications was sparked at Monday's meeting of Kerry County Council when Cllr Mike Kennelly said he knew of a woman contacted by a TD claiming to have acted on her behalf in getting a house, which Cllr Kennelly said called into question issues surrounding data protection.

How much regulation is needed to secure an open economy? 2017-09-23

Businesses and regulatory bodies must not lose sight of workers’ rights and data protection as the way they work is transformed by technology

UK: Data Protection Bill “adds extra layer of complexity” to GDPR 2017-09-22

The Government published, on 14 September 2017, the Data Protection Bill 2017 (‘the Bill’), following its statement of intent made in August 2017. In particular, the Bill aims to implement the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (‘GDPR’) and the Data Protection Directive with Respect to Law Enforcement (Directive (EU) 2016/680), as well as provide a framework for the processing of personal data by intelligence services.

Survey Shows Customers Are Behind, Misinformed On GDPR Compliance 2017-09-22

When it comes to GDPR, customers aren't moving as quickly as they should be to become compliant with the new regulation. Many don't even know if they have to, according to a recent survey.

How Cancer Research UK is preparing for GDPR 2017-09-22

In the first of a new series on how marketers are approaching the new EU data regulations, we talk to Cancer Research UK about its preparations and the opportunities around GDPR.

What does Google know about you? Its new privacy dashboard should reveal all 2017-09-19

Google is rolling out an update to the Google dashboard with new features and a redesign aimed at making it easier to use on mobile.