Data

Businesses should be given an opportunity to avoid enforcement action for breaches of UK data protection law by proactively outlining the remedial actions they are taking to address those breaches when reporting them to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), an expert has said.

https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/lawyers-back-uk-data-protection-law-voluntary-undertakings-process

Consumer groups are free to launch claims against data controllers under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in national courts, according to the opinion of an advocate general of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU).

https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/consumer-groups-can-launch-gdpr-claims-eu-advocate-general

The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation projects, with surging amounts of data fuelling automation and artificial intelligence (AI) programmes for businesses from a wide range of sectors.

https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/analysis/gaining-a-competitive-advantage-through-data-ethics

There were a wide range of data breaches in October that took place across various sectors both locally and internationally.

https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/associate-news/october-2021-data-breach-roundup

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