Data

Global settlement with US authorities follows systems breach that saw more than 140 million customer records stolen

Almost a third of European businesses admitted they are still not compliant with GDPR, despite regulators beginning to clamp down on breaches

https://www.accountancyage.com/author/thomaslemmon/

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published its annual report showing that more than a third (34%) of consumers trust organisations to adequately protect their personal information – an increase from 21% the previous year.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/associate-news/ico-reports-increased-consumer-trust-in-companies-protecting-their-data

IT business leaders explain how they make their organisations comply with GDPR

US regulators have approved a record $5bn (£4bn) fine on Facebook to settle an investigation into data privacy violations, reports in US media say.

Fourteen months after GDPR came into effect, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has shown its muscle announcing £multi-million fines for British Airways and Marriott International in the same week.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/associate-news/british-airways-and-marriott-international-must-put-customers-before-profits

Analysts find system often wrongly identifies people and could breach human rights law

Any organisation using software that can recognise a face amongst a crowd then scan large databases of people to check for a match in a matter of seconds, is processing personal data.

https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-and-events/news-and-blogs/2019/07/blog-live-facial-recognition-technology-data-protection-law-applies/

The UK's data privacy regulator has said it plans to fine the US hotel group Marriott International £99.2m.

Campaigner Heather Mills said she feels vindicated after settling her phone-hacking case against the News of the World for a "substantial" sum.