• by Connor McBean
• Industry News

Facebook has avoided the risk of being forced to shut down its service in Europe this summer as a result of the latest twist in a long-running data protection complaint saga that relates to a clash between EU privacy and U.S. surveillance law. Read via Yahoo

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

From Head of Client Development, Derek Willins A recent complaint filed with the ICO by Big Brother Watch (BBW) reminded me of the iceberg that is camera surveillance and data privacy. The accused is Southern Coop. The charge is that they are using “biometric cameras” (Live Facial Recognition technology or LFR), and they are “infringing […]

• by Connor McBean
• Industry News

The Southern Co-Op chain is facing a legal challenge to its use of facial recognition technology to cut crime. Big Brother Watch has complained to the Information Commissioner’s Office about biometric surveillance at its shops. The privacy campaign group says the system at the convenience stores breaches data protection and people may end up on […]

• by Connor McBean
• Industry News

The UK’s data protection watchdog has laid out its three-year strategy to safeguard the information rights and depart from the shackles of the EU’s GDPR framework. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) plan to regulate areas including the privacy of children, discrimination within AI technology, the use of algorithms within the benefits system and predatory marketing […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• Advent IM Blog

From Advent IM Head of Client Development, Derek Willins What will the world be like in 10 years? No one knows for sure. So maybe it’s easier to think about what will not change, and develop plans based on that. This is exactly what Geoff Bezos said when asked about the future. He believed understanding […]

• by Connor McBean
• Industry News

A Data Reform Bill to enable the UK to reform its data protection regime and deviate from EU rules has been announced. Read via Yahoo

• by Connor McBean
• Advent IM Blog

Another 4 day week is almost complete! But once again the security industry does not sleep.. This week in stories: No 10 network targeted with spyware, says group Read here Funky Pigeon suspends orders after cyber-attack Read here Google to update cookie consent banner in Europe following fine Read here Do you work in the […]

• by Connor McBean
• Advent IM Blog

A shorter week this week, but as ever a week full of stories. In Security News: Data protection basics and the top causes of a data breach in Q3 2022. Read our blog here Raidforums marketplace shut down in global operation. Read here Panasonic was hit by another major cyberattack. Read here With Security events […]

• by Ellie Hurst
• General

The basics still appear to be the biggest challenge to successful data protection. The Security Incident Reports from the ICO are always a useful indicator of the kind of failures organisations experience when it comes to losing, invalidating or revealing data they shouldn’t. When it comes to gauging the state of UK data protection and […]

• by Connor McBean
• Industry News

Ireland’s evasive response to a major security complaint filed against Google’s adtech the year the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into application is the target of a new lawsuit that accuses the Data Protection Commission (DPC) of years of inaction over what the complainants assert is “the largest data breach ever.” At […]