Sir Tim Berners-Lee and the BBC stage a very British coup to rescue our data from Facebook and friends Opinion Terms and conditions apply, and that’s a good thing Security04 Oct 2021 | 190
EU and US seek 'common principles' for data governance and AI Technology, security, competitiveness also on agenda. *Cough* Privacy Shield *cough* AI + ML30 Sep 2021 | 12
Is it OK to use stolen data? What if it's scientific research in the public interest? Not always, but Swiss team says you can manage the risks Security17 Sep 2021 | 51
De-identify, re-identify: Anonymised data's dirty little secret Feature Jeffrey Singh, stamp-collecting bachelor (35) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin – is that you? Security16 Sep 2021 | 76
You can 'go your own way' over GDPR, says UK's new Information Commissioner Tells committee: I know I said Facebook was 'morally bankrupt' but... Security13 Sep 2021 | 103
ProtonMail deletes 'we don't log your IP' boast from website after French climate activist reportedly arrested Cops can read the SMTP spec too, y'know Security07 Sep 2021 | 115
Big data means big money for the UK government as £2bn tender mooted Central procurement team tickles the market with tantalising offer... but what for? Databases03 Sep 2021 | 12
Facebook: Let us tell you WhatsApp – we don't want to pay that €225m GDPR fine Zuckerborg plans to appeal Irish data protection slap Legal02 Sep 2021 | 32
Zoom incompatible with GDPR, claims data protection watchdog for the German city of Hamburg Updated Takes aim at US videoconferencing software as tech world+dog calls lawyer for a quick chat SaaS17 Aug 2021 | 80
Sueball over breach of more than 5 million payment cards at Dixons Carphone hit for six Last claim standing relegated to the County Court after judge's ruling Legal04 Aug 2021 | 13
Verified: UK.gov launching plans for yet another digital identity scheme Because Verify was roaring success and cos digi ID will 'reduce cases of online fraud'. Ahem Security20 Jul 2021 | 80
We're terrified of sharing information, but the benefits of talking about IT and infosec outweigh the negatives Feature You may find that gaffe isn't so embarrassing after all Security13 Jul 2021 | 17
ICO survey on data flouters: 50% say they receive more unwanted calls than before pandemic Plus: Fewer people proportion agree 'current laws' sufficiently protect personal information Security08 Jul 2021 | 20
Not for children: Audacity fans drop the f-bomb after privacy agreement changes 'Fork.' What did you think we meant? Software05 Jul 2021 | 127
Microsoft tells US lawmakers cloud has changed the game on data privacy, gets 10 info demands a day from cops Technology has outpaced laws, says House committee chairman Security02 Jul 2021 | 17
Backbench Tory campaigner promises judicial review of data grab of English GP patients unless UK government changes tack Trove too tempting for computer criminals while public unaware of their rights, says David Davis Databases25 Jun 2021 | 27
BMA warns NHS Digital's own confidentiality guardian could halt English GP data grab unless communication with public improves Updated Data law's transparency requirement currently not being met, according to powerful doctors' union Databases25 Jun 2021 | 21
Final guidance on Schrems II ruling: Data from EU could be held up if a third country lets authorities access it We're looking at you, Uncle Sam Legal21 Jun 2021 | 14
Law prof: New Chinese data regulations make it 'very hard for foreign firms to comply' Fines for sending 'core' and 'important' info overseas, although what qualifies remains undefined Legal14 Jun 2021 | 14
'Vast majority of people' are onside with a data grab they know next to nothing about, reckons UK health secretary Comment A day before THAT delay, Matt Hancock told MPs that 'citizens' own the data he'd instructed the health department to take by default Databases09 Jun 2021 | 86
UK government bows to pressure, agrees to delay NHS Digital grabbing the data of England's GP patients What's that? Letting people know just weeks before was a bad idea? Databases08 Jun 2021 | 64
BMA and Royal College of GPs refuse to endorse NHS Digital's data grab from surgeries in England BMA separately calls for a delay to the programme Databases04 Jun 2021 | 50
European Parliament's data adequacy objection: Doubts cast on UK's commitment to privacy protection Comment Plus: Judgment in immigration exemption case makes things worse Security03 Jun 2021 | 60
NHS GP data grab: Royal College of General Practitioners urges health body to communicate better We've kind of got a lot going on right now with vaccinating etc... maybe you could do the comms bit, huh? Databases01 Jun 2021 | 16
Mammoth grab of GP patient data in the UK set to benefit private-sector market access as rules remain unchanged No policy shakeup to deal with snatch of info from primary physicians Security17 May 2021 | 39
Oops, says Manchester City Council after thousands of number plates exposed in parking ticket spreadsheet Exclusive They are personal data, you know. Wait – you did know that, right? Security13 May 2021 | 82
East London council blurts thousands of residents' email addresses in To field blunder 'Was a Mailchimp sub too hard?!' asks Reg reader Security05 May 2021 | 26
Dutch watchdog fines Booking.com €475k after it kept customer data thefts quiet for more than 3 weeks Thousands of people's personal information purloined after UAE hotels compromised Security01 Apr 2021 | 23
Thousands of taxpayers' personal details potentially exposed online through councils' debt-chasing texts Exclusive Got a link? Change the last character and bingo, it's blackmail time Security23 Mar 2021 | 70
Nurserycam horror show: 'Secure' daycare video monitoring product beamed DVR admin creds to all users Updated Company has a habit of reacting badly to vuln disclosures Security18 Feb 2021 | 52
Can we exhale yet? EU set to rule UK 'adequate' for data sharing in post-Brexit GDPR move Decision would mean less complicated situation for Blighty's digital economy Legal15 Feb 2021 | 32
Labour Party urges UK data watchdog to update its Code of Employment Practices to tackle workplace snooping Key doc hasn't been updated since 2018, warn politicos and trade union Security19 Jan 2021 | 14
Channel Isles cop sacked after abusing police database to track down women drivers for Instagram 'comic' page Community service for creepy constable Security07 Dec 2020 | 48
Brit Conservative Party used 10 million people's names to derive their country of origin, ethnicity and religion according to ICO report Bought 'estimated onomastic data' tagged onto data of millions of Brit voters Security12 Nov 2020 | 43
Google Safari Workaround case inspires campaign to sue Facebook in UK's High Court over Cambridge Analytica app 'Facebook You Owe Us' wants to run a not-quite-class-action-style lawsuit Security29 Oct 2020 | 14
MP promises to grill UK.gov over revelations that Uber handed '2,000 pieces' of user data to London cops a year Where are the search warrants for this? asks ex-Brexit Secretary Security21 Sep 2020 | 35
How do you solve a problem like Privacy Shield? US and EU policymakers kick off discussions First Safe Harbor gone, now its replacement... Schrems the breaks! On-Prem14 Aug 2020 | 51
Congrats, First American Title Insurance, you've made technology history. For all the wrong reasons Insurer is first biz to be charged in New York for data security negligence after exposing millions of records to the web Security23 Jul 2020 | 20
Privacy Shield binned after EU court rules transatlantic data protection arrangements 'inadequate' The spice data must flow (and it will – just through SCCs) Security16 Jul 2020 | 73
ProtonMail-run website boasting 'complete guide' to GDPR left credential-baring .git repo exposed online Ooo, double irony! Security29 Apr 2020 | 2
UK.gov is not sharing Brits' medical data among different agencies... but it's having a jolly good think about it Ministry of Fun under pressure to admit it's going to happen Security09 Mar 2020 | 29
Back up a minute: Private equity outfit coughs $5bn for Veeam Moving to America after being swallowed by Insight Partners, which already chucked $500m at it last year Storage09 Jan 2020 | 26
I'm still not that Gary, says US email mixup bloke who hasn't even seen Dartford Crossing Nor is he called Andrew, but he's still getting messages about Dart Charge Personal Tech12 Nov 2019 | 199
Pack your pyjamas, Zuck: US bill threatens execs with prison for data failures Senator Ron Wyden's on the warpath with 'Mind Your Own Business Act' Legal18 Oct 2019 | 57
Seriously, this sh!t again? 24m medical records, 700m+ scan pics casually left online Whole pile of US data just sitting there with no security Security17 Sep 2019 | 29
GDP-arrrrrrgggghhh! A no-deal Brexit: So what are you going to do with all that lovely data? Feature What we know, plus potential ways to make that data flow Legal05 Sep 2019 | 115
Data cops order Ireland to delete 3.2m records after ID card wheeze ruled to be 'unlawful' Splash one for GDPR Legal16 Aug 2019 | 58
US insurers face SEC probe over web-access bungle that exposed 'up to 885 million' files But it claims just 32 people had 'non-public' info disclosed. Eh? Security13 Aug 2019 | 18
Marketing biz bares folks' data in the act of asking for their GDPR comms preferences Sprint Education plugged digit-diddling URL snafu quickly Security22 Jul 2019 | 10
Marriott's got 99 million problems and the ICO's one: Starwood hack mega-fine looms over Technically not yet A Thing but there's a war of words over it Security09 Jul 2019 | 28
Medway Council reforms eforms to stop blurting out residents' details Digital project had gaping holes. On the bright side, here's Craig David all over your *boink* Security08 Jul 2019 | 11
UK privacy watchdog threatens British Airways with 747-sized fine for massive personal data blurt Half a million records lost? £183m GDPR fine lined up Security08 Jul 2019 | 115
King's College London breached GDPR by sharing list of activist students with cops Uni apologises for barring students on royal visit and 'fesses up to ICO Legal05 Jul 2019 | 103
Italian data protector makes Facebook an offer it might want to refuse: A €1m fine for Cambridge Analytica data leak Claims more than 200k Italians had data harvested after just 57 downloaded app Personal Tech28 Jun 2019 | 12
Stop us if you've heard this one: US government staff wildly oblivious to basic computer, info security safeguards Now for deep-diving Congress hearings... LMAO JK JK they will do nothing Security26 Jun 2019 | 33
Blighty's online pr0n gatekeepers are begging for a regulatory beating, says digital rights org Age verification needs a firm hand, sector warns Legal17 Jun 2019 | 97
Irish data cops are shoving a probe right into Google's ads Updated Doubleclick complaint alleges Chocolate Factory's data handling breaches GDPR Legal22 May 2019 | 47
Microsoft sends partners hundreds of unwanted OPI: Other People's Invoices Risky business: Azure cloud rains bills OSes17 May 2019 | 15
IT bod flings £1m sueball at Met Police for wrongly listing him as a convicted fraudster London cops claim he's got his databases mixed up Legal15 May 2019 | 26
Spending watchdog: UK.gov must say who will prop up Verify from March 2020. C'mon, you've had six months! Who will rid us of this costly mess? Um, the private sector, mumbles Cabinet Office Legal08 May 2019 | 14
UK taxman falls foul of GDPR, agrees to wipe 5 million voice recordings used to make biometric IDs Yes, yes, yes, we've told the ICO we are doing so, says HMRC Security03 May 2019 | 39
Facebook: Yeah, we hoovered up 1.5 million email address books without permission. But it was an accident! So that's all OK then Security18 Apr 2019 | 104