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Data privacy and the link to corporate social responsibility

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is increasingly linked to data privacy which is now embedded in corporate strategy. There’s no denying that adopting better data management can guarantee competitive advantages, especially in international markets. The finance industry has seen a definite increase in banks committing to CSR and taking a closer look at governance, environmental and […]

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Dixons Carphone fined £500,000 after millions of customers’ personal data was lost

Sara Frost

Point-of-sale computers in Currys PC World and Dixons Travel shops suffered a cyber-attack affecting 14million customers. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), imposed the maximum £500,000 fine to DSG Retail Limited (DSG) under the previous data protection legislation (Data Protection Act 1998), which was in force when the incident occurred. However, they warned that the fine

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Travelex suffers a ransomware cyber-attack

Sara Frost

Foreign currency trader Travelex has fallen victim to a cyber-attack from a ransomware gang called Sodinokibi. The criminals behind the hack told the BBC they are demanding $6m (£4.6m) or company computer systems will be deleted, and customer data sold online. Cashiers have been resorting to using pen and paper to keep money moving at

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ICO issues first UK fine under GDPR to a London pharmacy for £275k

Sara Frost

Doorstep Dispensaree, based in Edgware, north London has been fined a whopping £275,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for “cavalier” disposal of records about vulnerable care home residents. The pharmacy, which supplies medicines to individuals and care homes, stored approximately 500,000 documents containing care home patients’ names, addresses, dates of birth, NHS numbers, medical

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GDPR doesn’t have to ruin your Christmas

Sara Frost

“He’s making a list, “He’s checking it twice, “He’s gonna find out who’s naughty or nice, “Santa Claus is in contravention of Article 4 of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679.”1 The festive joke may have raised a few laughs on the IC Ho Ho Ho (ICO – Information Commissioner’s Office) website and on

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Estate Agents warned to get GDPR compliant after huge German fine

Sara Frost

UK estate agents have been told they must get their data collection in order following a controversial German law case The National Association of Estate Agents has now told its members to review their retention procedures. Berlin property company Deutsche Wohnen has been fined more than £12.4m (€14.5m) due to a GDPR breach. The company

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The business model of Google and Facebook threatens human rights, it’s been claimed.

Sara Frost

A new report by Amnesty International claims that Facebook and Google’s surveillance poses an unprecedented danger to human rights. The group has now called for the core business model of both companies to be dramatically overhauled. Due to the mass aggregation of personal data, they claim this is violating people’s right to privacy and restricts

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Document Generator – customer success

Sara Frost

iCaaS’s easy-to-use, intuitive system allows you to create bespoke GDPR compliant policies and documents using our document generator. Organisations must, therefore, ensure personal data is securely disposed of when no longer needed. This then reduces the risk that information will become inaccurate, out of date or irrelevant. The Document Generator allows bespoke documents and policies

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Home Group suffers possible data breach

Sara Frost

One of the UK’s biggest housing associations in the UK may have suffered a data leak. The Home Group, which is based in Newcastle, has notified around 4000 customers that their personal details may have been stolen. The BBC revealed that customer names, addresses and contact information had been compromised, but no financial data. The

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ICO clamps down on non-payment of data protection fees

Sara Frost

In the past three months, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued 340 fines to organisations that have not paid the data protection fee. The largest fee handed out was for £4,000 and four organisations were made to pay that sum. The ICO’s latest data protection fees trends report revealed that the fees were issued

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