Palantir's Covid-era UK health contract extended without competition US spy-tech firm's controversial work with patient data pushed out 6 months due to delayed data platform procurement Databases04 Jan 2023 | 39
Microsoft to Europe: We're setting an EU 'data boundary' from 2023 Pitches storage, cloudy software compliance to twitchy EU customers thinking about GDPR Security15 Dec 2022 | 20
EU takes another step towards US data-sharing agreement Campaigners say it's unlikely to pass a test in the courts, though Security14 Dec 2022 | 15
Five British companies fined for making half a million nuisance calls Nice. They went after vulnerable people and folks over 60 who opted out of marketing calls Security08 Dec 2022 | 54
Microsoft 365 faces more GDPR headwinds as Germany bans it in schools Redmond disputes report that 'it is not possible to use without transferring personal data to the USA' Legal30 Nov 2022 | 100
Meta faces lawsuit to stop 'surveillance advertising' Case claims collecting personal data breaches UK GDPR, but implications could be wider Applications23 Nov 2022 | 22
UK government set to extract hospital data to Palantir system without patient consent 'You'll be hearing from us,' say privacy campaigners who previously forced the government to back down Databases04 Nov 2022 | 99
Brexit dividend? 'Newly independent' UK will be world's 'data hub', claims digital minister Updated Amid inevitable talk of 'red tape' cutting at ruling party conference, data protection experts are concerned Science06 Oct 2022 | 126
Instagram fined in Ireland for violating children's privacy Meta set to the appeal the data protection authority's near $400m penalty Personal Tech06 Sep 2022 | 7
Nadine Dorries promotes 'Brexit rewards' of proposed UK data protection law Culture secretary talks up pre-Commons reading as UK waits to hear who new leader will be CSO05 Sep 2022 | 163
Decisions on health data sharing should not be taken by politicians, citizen juries find Britain's National Data Guardian report also warns NHS needs to earn people’s trust, support for controversial data platform Security31 Aug 2022 | 10
Twitter whistleblower summoned to Senate Judiciary Committee Updated Get the popcorn out for September 13 Legal25 Aug 2022 | 18
Meta accuses data scrapers of taking more than their share It's not that Facebook doesn't allow harvesting, it's more that it wasn't authorized, allegedly Legal07 Jul 2022 | 14
US lawsuit alleges tool used by hospitals shares patient data with Meta Booking appointments and other interactions with hospital portals can lead to some medical details being shared for advertising, class action claims Legal20 Jun 2022 | 17
Behind Big Tech's big privacy heist: Deliberate obfuscation Opinion You opted out, but you didn't uncheck the box on page 24, so your data's ours... Storage06 Jun 2022 | 67
Zuckerberg sued for alleged role in Cambridge Analytica data-slurp scandal I can prove CEO was 'personally involved in Facebook’s failure to protect privacy', DC AG insists Personal Tech23 May 2022 | 18
Tech pros warn EU 'data adequacy' at risk if Brexit Britain goes its own way Show us that benefits outweigh the cost, BCS challenges government Legal17 May 2022 | 84
Kasten by Veeam adds ransomware detection to K10 data management platform Kubecon Catching compromise attempts before kicking off that recovery plan Storage16 May 2022 |
Lawyers say changes to UK data law will make life harder for international businesses Concerns raised over government drive to implement distinct post-Brexit policy Legal16 May 2022 | 70
UK criminal defense lawyer hadn't patched when ransomware hit Brit solicitor fined after admitting it took 5 months to install critical update Security15 Mar 2022 | 15
EU, US close to replacing defunct Privacy Shield II Updated If you transfer data to America from Europe, listen up Security02 Mar 2022 | 23
EU proposes law forcing manufacturers to share data Users set to get right to access products' data stream, public sector might dip in too Legal24 Feb 2022 | 23
France says Google Analytics breaches GDPR when it sends data to US Hapless unnamed website manager given one month to strip GA from their site Legal10 Feb 2022 | 133
John Edwards takes the reins at the UK's data protection watchdog Information Commissioner faces a year of upheaval in data law Security04 Jan 2022 | 14
Offering Patreon subs in sterling or euros means you can be sued under GDPR, says Court of Appeal Even if you've got no other EU legal presence Legal04 Jan 2022 | 68
Veeam to productise in-house Salesforce backup tools - private beta already under way Major update has passed quality control and will catch up to platform and app updates Off-Prem20 Dec 2021 |
UK data watchdog fines government office for disclosing New Year's gong list New IT systems set up incorrectly, published CSV files which included names, addresses Legal02 Dec 2021 | 21
UK watchdog's punishment for Blackbaud, Easyjet, other big privacy lawbreakers was slap on the wrist in private Is this what they call light-touch regulation? Security01 Dec 2021 | 22
Max Schrems hits Irish Data Protection Commissioner with corruption complaint Watchdog argues 'fairness' in process should keep some documents confidential Security24 Nov 2021 | 17
Nigeria's central bank digital currency is 'same Naira, more possibilities' – if you count government snooping Opinion Privacy challenges and rushed implementation should make this cash alternative much less attractive Security22 Nov 2021 | 3
Boat biz breaches itself: Brittany Ferries 'fesses up to leaks caused by routine website update Customers' passport data potentially exposed, says company, promises to carry out password testing Security10 Nov 2021 | 14
Google swats away £3bn Safari Workaround ad-tracking cookie lawsuit in Supreme Court victory Campaigners' case had 'no real prospect of success' Legal10 Nov 2021 | 32
Data transfers between the EU and the US: Still unclear on what you're supposed to do? Here's an explainer This (still) applies to British businesses too... for now Security01 Nov 2021 | 79
Data-breached Guntrader website calls in liquidators, is reborn as Guntrader 2 Ltd Viscount still helms new firm – while since-deleted posts on firm's Facebook page enrage users Security29 Oct 2021 | 56
UK data watchdog calls for end-to-end encryption across video chat apps by default Then backtracks and tells El Reg: 'It's not a formal opinion' Security29 Oct 2021 | 30
HIV Scotland fined £10,000 for BCC email blunder identifying names of virus-carriers' patient-advocates 'Serious deficiencies in tech and organisational measures' Security25 Oct 2021 | 11
Reg readers: Don't assume anything when sharing health data Register Debate Debate exhibits chronic distrust of policy makers, Big Pharma, and insurance companies Science15 Oct 2021 | 21
Booting up: Footballers kick off GDPR case for 'misuse' of their performance data Legal action aims to give players a say in how data about them is traded Legal12 Oct 2021 | 30
England's Data Guardian warns of plans to grant police access to patient data Proposed law could 'erode trust and confidence' in healthcare Databases11 Oct 2021 | 43
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