ICO seeks insight into the way businesses deploy personal data
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) wants to learn more about the tools and services employers use when monitoring their employees in the remote-enabled world. Apparently, it wants to learn more about these topics so that it can update the current Employment Practices guidance. By updating the guidance and bringing it up to speed with the latest developments brought upon everyone …
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Getting personal with your omnichannel strategy
These days, it seems the whole retail industry is talking about how important delivering a personalized experience is. In fact, recent research shows that, on average, 71 percent of consumers express some level of frustration when met with a shopping experience that is impersonal. But how many companies are actually offering a personalized experience? And if they are, how many …
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Over 5 billion personal records have already been leaked in 2021
We’re not even halfway through 2021 and more than five billion data records have already been leaked, according to a report from Atlas VPN. The largest proportion (3.27 billion) came from a new compilation of data gathered in previous breaches. Called COMB, or Compilation Of Many Breaches, the database contains email addresses and passwords attached to users of various popular …
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HMRC under fire for multiple serious personal data mishaps
The UK taxation body, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs department (HMRC), has reported 11 “serious” personal data incidents to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in 2020. According to litigation practice Griffin Law, the incidents affected a total of 23,173 people and further investigation is warranted. The biggest incident by volume occurred in May this year, when National Insurance number letters …
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Shoppers are willing to swap personal data for discounts
Despite the holiday season being the perfect opportunity for scammers, many consumers are happily turning a blind eye to that fact. According to a new report by Kaspersky, consumers are happily sharing their private information with various retailers in exchange for the promise of a discount, and don’t really care if the website they’re browsing looks suspicious. While the majority …
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