data protection

DHSC has made concessions following the threat of legal action, including reducing its 20-year data retention policy to eight years

Privacy Shield ruled to be incompatible with GDPR in landmark case

Brave highlights understaffing and a failure to use statutory powers to investigate the "UK's largest-ever data breach"

Tips for ensuring your business is compliant with the new rules, whether you're overhauling old processes or setting up a business from scratch

EU data watchdog claims Microsoft's contract terms make it difficult to enforce GDPR

The DHSC have until 8 July to provide evidence that a data protection impact assessment has been performed

The terms of a UK-US arrangement may not be compatible with EU data protection standards

The privacy-focused platform would revise URLs to add an affiliate code for those accessing cryptocurrency platforms

Public Health England has not completed a DPIA into the risks of holding non-anonymised sensitive information, including medical data

MPs and Lords demand new law to guarantee protections for any contact-tracing tech

A dozen groups including Liberty and medConfidential have written to Matt Hancock demanding answers

Discussions with Big Tech become more productive after "serious legal flaws" are uncovered

Updated guidelines aim to address ambiguity in the application of GDPR

A look at the UK's national data laws and how GDPR fits into the puzzle

Health secretary Matt Hancock says early trials are "going well"

There are too many technological and social barriers for contact tracing to work properly, a research body claims

It's not all doom and gloom – here's how you can make GDPR work for you

The software will send alerts to people who have been in touch with infected users

Irish DPC warns that tracking allows sensitive information to be shared with major internet firms

Supermarket can't be held liable for the criminal actions of a former auditor who leaked financial data

The hotel chain has notified guests of a second massive data breach within 18 months

The COVID Symptom Tracker has made it to the top of the App Store’s Medical apps charts

The ICO pledges to take into account “compelling public interest” for any potential data protection violations