Concealing a data breach could land you an “Uber fine”
Uber has been fined £385,000 by the ICO for a 2016 data leak that affected almost 3 million British users. Here’s what SMEs should take away from the incident.
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Which data leak outcome is worse: Reputational damage or a regulator’s fine
By Staff writer
ASG Technologies’ Jesse Canada explores the reputational damage that a data leak can cause and the ways bosses can protect their brands.
Google’s fine for breaching anti-trust laws could help other companies thrive
By David Craik
Tech giant Google’s multi-billion fine from the European Commission for monopolising the internet could dramatically improve the user experience of businesses and spark innovation.
Carphone Warehouse should thank its lucky data stars that it got fined now
By handing a £400,000 data breach fine to Carphone Warehouse, the ICO has maintained its stance against companies failing to take security seriously. But imagine what the bill would have come to were GDPR already in force.