United Kingdom The UK withdraws controversial demand to access US Apple users’ data UK telecom firm Colt faces $200k ransom threat after cyberattack exposing personal data Yemen cyber army hacker jailed for defacements and mass data theft United States Google to settle YouTube children’s privacy suit for $30M FTC warns tech companies to not under-protect […]| IGS – Legally Trained Consultants
United Kingdom Retailers warned by ICO not to publicly display photos of suspected shoplifters UK’s data watchdog has said shopkeepers must not put up photo ...| www.informationgovernanceservices.com
The Data Use and Access (DUA) Act was granted royal assent on the 19th of June 2025. Since then, provisions such as the need for Subject Access Requests to be reasonable and proportionate as well as the secretary of state’s power to make secondary legislation have come in force. Furthermore, the Information Commissioner’s Office’s (ICO) […]| IGS – Legally Trained Consultants
United Kingdom Australian Scaleup will provide the MOD with AI-led data protection The High Court rejects libel and data protection allegations against the Spectator United States DaVita- largest dialysis provider in the US falls victim to a massive healthcare data breach Europe As the October vote approaches, the EU’s proposal to control chats gains momentum […]| IGS – Legally Trained Consultants
United Kingdom Scottish Charity Birthlink Fined £18,000 for Destroying Irreplaceable Personal Records Scottish charity Birthlink was fined £18,000 by the IC ...| www.informationgovernanceservices.com
United Kingdom The European Commission proposes to renew the UK’s data protection adequacy decision A data protection claim brought by personal injury clients dismissed by county court judge United States The Alcohol & Drug Testing Service (TADTS) said that 750,000 individuals’ personal data was leaked in a July 2024 ransomware attack Europe EU resident’s data […]| IGS – Legally Trained Consultants
United Kingdom Four Arrested in Connection with UK Scattered Spider Cyberattacks Dumfries and Galloway Council Apologises for Data Breach United States McDonald’s AI Hiring Bot with Password ‘123456’ Leaks Millions of Job-Seekers Data The Rise of “Neurorights”: How US States Are Regulating Brain Data Europe Noyb Accuses TikTok, AliExpress, WeChat of EU Data Privacy Law […]| IGS – Legally Trained Consultants
United Kingdom Birmingham Community Healthcare (BCHC) flags cyber security risks amid digital reliance BCHC NHS Foundation Trust has highlighted important c ...| www.informationgovernanceservices.com
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United Kingdom Glasgow Council Considers Motion on Legal Challenges of Facial Recognition Technology Sheffield Council Faces Increasing Cybersecurity Challenges Despite Ongoing Enhancements United States Hawaiian Airlines Among Targets in FBI-Flagged Cyberattack Wave OnePlus Under Fire for Suspected Unauthorised Data Sharing with China Europe DeepSeek AI App Faces EU Scrutiny Over Data Transfers to China Bumble’s […]| IGS – Legally Trained Consultants
United Kingdom BBC accuses Perplexity AI of copyright infringement In a letter addressed to Perplexity’s CEO, BBC has threatened legal action for using its ...| IGS - Legally Trained Consultants
United Kingdom 23andMe fined £2.31 million for failing to protect UK users’ genetic data The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined genetic testi ...| www.informationgovernanceservices.com
United Kingdom UK Parliament advances Data (Use and Access) Bill, awaits Royal Assent The UK Parliament passed the proposed Data (Use and Access) Bill, whic ...| www.informationgovernanceservices.com
United Kingdom Preparing for change: how the Data (Use and Access) (DUA) Bill will transform UK data practices The DUA Bill was introduced to the House of L ...| www.informationgovernanceservices.com
United Kingdom Adidas says customer data stolen in cyberattack Adidas has disclosed that it has been affected by a cyberattack in which customer’s personal ...| www.informationgovernanceservices.com
United Kingdom Domestic abuse victim data stolen in Legal Aid hack The Ministry of Justice has announced that a “significant amount” of private data has bee ...| www.informationgovernanceservices.com
United Kingdom Education Giant Pearson hit by cyberattack exposing customer data Pearson, a UK based education company and one of the world’s largest provid ...| www.informationgovernanceservices.com
United Kingdom UK’s Legal Aid Agency experiences cyberattack The Legal Aid Agency (LAA), an executive agency of the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Justice, ha ...| www.informationgovernanceservices.com
The difference between sensitive and personal data is crucial for organisations to understand, as this determines how data held should be treated, and what ...| www.informationgovernanceservices.com
Introduction In early 2023, a Twitter spokesperson for TikTok, Booke Oberwetter, called the Biden administration’s ban of TikTok from all devices used by US ...| www.informationgovernanceservices.com
United Kingdom UK demands access to Apple users' encrypted data The UK Home Office has served a notice under the Investigatory Powers Act to Apple dema ...| www.informationgovernanceservices.com
