Data

Data on Labour Party members was recently compromised in an apparent cyber attack on a third-party data processor

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252508998/UKs-Labour-Party-hit-by-third-party-data-breach

A woman from Bristol has been awarded £3,000 in compensation after discovering Tesco had lost 15 years of her employment records, including sensitive medical information.

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/tesco-worker-compensated-after-supermarket-6112003

After games boom in pandemic, gangs are using phishing and malware to cheat fans out of money and reveal their personal data

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/oct/17/from-fortnite-to-fifa-online-video-game-players-warned-of-rise-in

UK consumers are willing to pay a small fee per month to have control of the data they share with Google and Facebook

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252507442/UK-consumers-would-collectively-pay-over-1bn-a-year-for-control-of-their-data

Investigations are ongoing into a 125GB data breach that hit livestreaming platform Twitch, apparently the work of hacktivists

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252507856/Twitch-data-breach-investigations-continue

In its response to the government’s data protection consultation, the Information Commissioner’s Office has raised worries over its future ability to function independently of government interference

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252507865/ICO-expresses-concerns-over-its-future-independence

A data privacy and compliance expert considers what the ICO’s proposals for an overhaul of cookie consent procedures could mean for businesses

https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/ICO-cookie-consent-how-will-the-plan-affect-businesses

The UK government has made strong statements about the nation’s post-Brexit data strategy but must be careful not to undermine its global credibility

https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/UK-data-plans-data-plans-aim-to-boost-growth-but-will-they-isolate-us-its-international-friends

A second breach of data relating to Afghan citizens at risk of Taliban reprisals has been reported by the Ministry of Defence

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252507078/MoD-in-second-leak-of-Afghan-citizens-data

Exposure of PII on Afghan interpreters who worked with the UK may put hundreds at risk of Taliban reprisals

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252506972/Investigation-launched-after-MoD-email-blunder