GDPR
Discover expert analysis on GDPR with news, features and insights from the team at IT Pro.
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EU and US reach agreement on Privacy Shield replacement
News Privacy campaigner Max Schrems suggests the deal amounts to a "patchwork approach" that will ultimately fail
By Bobby Hellard Published
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Meta hit with €17 million fine over multiple GDPR breaches
News The social media giant set aside over €1 billion in November to help it cope with potential fines arising from data protection investigations
By Zach Marzouk Published
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IT Pro News In Review: UK four-day working week, cyber crime in schools, GDPR fines of €1bn in 2021
Video Catch up on the biggest headlines of the week in just two minutes
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European data regulators issued €1.1 billion in GDPR fines in 2021
News The UK placed sixth on the GDPR fine table with its £20 million fine levied against British Airways
By Sabina Weston Published
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Europol ordered to delete huge cache of unlawfully stored data
News The crime-fighting agency has failed to implement the necessary data protection measures it was told to make more than a year ago
By Connor Jones Published
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Most UK businesses say data regulations are stifling AI innovation
News Limited technological capabilities and poor access to data are preventing investment in AI
By Sabina Weston Published
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Grindr given €6.5 million GDPR fine for selling special category user data without consent
News The Norwegian DPA claims users' sexual orientations were exposed following the sale of data to third parties
By Connor Jones Published
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The risks and strategies of using privacy as a business differentiator
In-depth With privacy increasingly driving customer decisions, here’s how to make it a differentiator for your business
By Kate O'Flaherty Published
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What to look for in a secure cloud system
In-depth Not all cloud products support the same level of security, so what should organisations be looking out for?
By Zach Cooper Last updated
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EU reveals plans to protect whistleblowers from punishment in new legislation
News Digital Markets Act aims to strengthen internal markets, prevent misuse of personal data, and impose massive fines on companies
By Connor Jones Published
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WhatsApp secures permission to challenge €225 million GDPR fine
News The company has been granted the power to challenge Ireland’s fine over the way it shares user data
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Could the US CLOUD Act force UK channel companies to break GDPR?
In-depth The US has streamlined its processes for data requests from cloud services providers now embedded into almost every part of the UK economy
By Fleur Doidge Published
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