NHS data loss scandal reached new heights as NHS England CEO Simon Stevens revealed that further investigation has found another 162,000 “lost” patient documents, in addition to the previously discovered 700,000 documents, of which more than 500,000 included sensitive patient data…
'Incredibly hard to read and even harder to understand'... Fears over privacy and the application of GDPR, concern over lax rules for spies, and the omission of regulation on fake news, were just some of the issues raised at the…
File storage service Google Drive is ending support for its desktop apps in March. But what exactly is changing, what will happen to your data, and most important, what do you need to do to get ready? We'll answer all those questions…
In less than a year, Europe's data protection rules will undergo their biggest changes in two decades. Since they were created in the 90s, the amount of digital information we create, capture, and store has vastly increased. Simply put, the…
Two thirds of firms say they intend to employ permanent new staff to cope with new EU rules designed to protect peoples’ private information after a number of high-profile data breaches, a survey has revealed. A similar proportion of firms…
Britons could obtain more control over what happens to personal information under proposals outlined by the government. Citizens will be able to ask for personal data, or information posted when they were children, to be deleted. The proposals are part…
Recent research carried out by Brother UK and YouGov found 60% of senior decision makers* believe their staff are wasting a full working day every month due to not being able to find paper documents. Combine this with the fact…
Doctors may be using SnapChat to send patient scans to each other, according to a new report which criticises the NHS for letting the digital revolution pass it by. Medics are performing their own "technical fixes" which could also include using camera apps to…
The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force in May 2018, radically changing the way organisations have to look after our personal data. Failure to comply could lead to huge fines, yet many businesses are far from…
A massive underground criminal operation run by employees of an Apple “domestic direct sales company and outsourcing company” to steal and sell the private data of Apple users has been uncovered in China, according to authorities. Chinese law enforcement detained…