Data

An ICO investigation found that a series of avoidable data security flaws allowed the personal details of around 2.7 million UK customers to be accessed and downloaded by attackers

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252453244/ICO-fines-Uber-385000-for-data-protection-failings

Businesses should not begin using blockchain technology to process personal data until they can "guarantee compliance" with EU data protection laws, a committee of MEPs has said

https://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2018/november/call-for-business-gdpr-guarantee-blockchain/

Six months after the GDPR compliance deadline, many companies are struggling to make data protection principles part of everyday business, says PwC’s GDPR and data protection lead

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252452684/Many-firms-still-stuck-in-GDPR-prep-phase-six-months-after-its-initiation

Employee for accident repair firm Nationwide Accident Repair Services (NARS), accessed thousands of customer records containing personal data without permission, using his colleagues’ log-in details

https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-and-events/news-and-blogs/2018/11/six-month-prison-sentence-for-motor-industry-employee-in-first-ico-computer-misuse-act-prosecution/

A car repair worker has been sentenced to jail for stealing customers' personal data from his former employer.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46185667

Most artificial intelligence “black boxes” do not comply with EU data protection laws and will have to be re-engineered, warns security researcher and consultant

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252452183/GDPR-a-challenge-to-AI-black-boxes

Information commissioner Elizabeth Denham’s investigation into the use of data in elections and campaigns, finds "a disturbing disregard for voters’ personal privacy"

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252452058/Information-commissioner-calls-for-stricter-regulation-on-political-use-of-data

The Information Commissioner also issued a notice of intent to fine Leave.EU as part of the same action and is investigating allegations that Eldon shared customer data “obtained for insurance purposes” with Leave.EU.

https://www.insuranceage.co.uk/broker/3683836/ico-to-fine-eldon-insurance-ps60000

Facebook and others involved in the Cambridge Analytica scandal showed a "disturbing level of disrespect" for the personal data of voters, the Information Commissioner has said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46109028

Organisations needing to retain sensitive information for long periods of time need to start preparing for the post-quantum era, according to an IBM security architect

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252452026/Start-preparing-for-post-quantum-data-protection