Data

It looks like funds transfer fraud (FTF) is making a dent when it comes to cyber claims.

‘Wolf of Manchester’ case sees an employee and ex-employee of the insurer, along with two others who ran a claims management company, get suspended sentences for their roles in exploiting and selling customer data.

https://www.insuranceage.co.uk/insurer/3868206/axa-staff-sentenced-for-data-theft

EU businesses that intend to transfer personal data to the UK after Brexit should document their decisions to do so and notify data subjects of those arrangements, a European data protection watchdog has said.

https://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2019/february/no-deal-brexit-data-transfers-guide/?utm_source=Emerge&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=02b62fdf-68fe-4927-8fc5-c54b1ce5d3d6

The sheer scale of the information we share with organisations is enough to leave us all open to the threat of financial and identity fraud. But, when talking about the real-life impact of data breaches, we often don’t consider the effect on an individual’s mental state.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/associate-news/psychology-and-data-breaches-the-emotional-impact-of-privacy-violations

The UK's data protection watchdog appears to running a "concerted campaign" to ensure organisations pay the fees they owe to fund its work, an expert has said.

A housing developer has been prosecuted after ignoring an order by the UK's data protection authority to comply with a data subject access request.

A rise in the number of data breaches reportedly notified by organisations since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect demonstrates the impact the GDPR has had on raising companies' awareness of their obligations under EU data protection law, an expert has said.

https://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2019/february/data-breach-stats-gdpr-awareness/?utm_source=Emerge&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=fa856406-10e8-4a22-a07f-94d607121baa

Force is developing a system to identify potential perpetrators of violent crime and aims to target resources – but how viable is the system and what are the challenges?

https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/West-Midlands-Police-turns-to-predictive-analytics

Trade body TechUK is concerned smaller companies are far from ready for a no-deal scenario, while warning that leaving without a deal could lead to serious data issues for businesses

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252456798/No-deal-Brexit-could-lead-to-data-issues-MPs-told

Digital secretary Jeremy Wright sets out plans for scheme using data sharing to tackle global challenges such as illegal wildlife trade and food waste