Data

The High Court’s ruling in the case of Stadler v Currys is the latest in a series of positive judicial decisions for data controllers.

https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/analysis/stadler-v-currys-latest-data-controllers-high-court

The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Tempcover £85,000 for sending almost 30m unsolicited text messages and emails over the course of a year.

https://www.insuranceage.co.uk/broker/7930646/ico-fines-tempcover-ps85000

The emergence on the dark web of passports, payslips and other personal documents belonging to contractors affected by the cyber attack and subsequent data breach at Parasol is prompting group actions and forcing some IT contractors to find out for themselves if their data has been compromised

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252513433/Parasol-data-breach-Frustrated-IT-contractors-dig-into-the-dark-web-in-search-of-their-data

In an email to contractors sent out earlier today, umbrella company confirmed some data had been accessed and shared online in the wake of last month’s suspected ransomware attack on its systems

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252513042/Umbrella-company-Parasol-confirms-data-breach-linked-to-cyber-attack-five-weeks-ago

Data on 4,142 children of serving armed forces personnel was exposed in a data breach at the Ministry of Defence

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252512676/Data-on-children-of-armed-forces-personnel-exposed-in-breach

World’s best data experts form government council on international data transfers

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/global-data-experts-fire-up-governments-plans-to-promote-free-flow-of-data

Businesses are being urged to plan ahead on how they will manage data breaches when they arise.

https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/handbook-manage-data-breaches-recommended

A recent decision by an EU watchdog is a reminder to businesses of the need to consider cookies when assessing whether their international transfers of personal data comply with data protection laws, an expert has said.

https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/cookies-should-form-part-of-data-transfers-due-diligence

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has threatened to fine the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) if it fails to deal with thousands of outstanding subject access requests (SARs).

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/moj-threatened-with-fine-over-huge-data-request-backlog

Some criticisms of the ICO are justified, but the answer to that is not to give Whitehall more oversight over the data protection regulator, argues legal expert Edward Machin

https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/The-ICO-is-right-to-push-back-against-government-meddling