Facebook faces £500,000 fine over Cambridge Analytica data harvesting first exposed by Observer-led cohort
The Information Commissioner’s Office is set to fine Facebook £500,000 for failing to safeguard users’ personal data. It follows an…
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The new regime: GDPR and journalism
David Cameron was often derided as an “essay crisis” Prime Minister – the Oxford PPE undergraduate model of relying on…
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Data Protection Bill to pass without Leveson Two after House of Lords concedes to MPs
The Data Protection Bill will go through Parliament without an amendment calling for a second Leveson inquiry, as peers backed…
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Labour ends pursuit of Section 40-style cost penalties under Data Protection Bill but questions still remain over future of Leveson Two
Labour has given up on punitive Section 40-style cost amendments to the Data Protection Bill, but questions still remain over…
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Government pledges review on press standards led by Information Commissioner with Data Protection Bill amendment
Culture Secretary Matt Hancock has revealed the Government will carry out a UK-wide review of press standards on data protection,…
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Leveson Two defeated in Parliament while Labour abandons vote on Data Protection Bill cost penalty amendments
MPs have narrowly voted against carrying out part two of the Leveson Inquiry while a decision by the Scottish National…
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Guardian distances itself from ‘anti-press’ Data Protection Bill amendments which would exclude title from paying punitive legal costs
The Guardian and Observer publisher has distanced itself from an amendment to the Data Protection Bill which would uniquely exempt…
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Leading media lawyer warns Data Protection Bill cost sanctions could be in violation of human rights laws
A leading media lawyer has warned that the proposed Data Protection Bill cost amendments could be unlawful to enact and…
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