It is almost four and a half years since the GDPR became enforced in May of 2018. Since that date, when the world went mad over consent, subscriptions and other connection requests that most of the requestors ignored, we have had Harry and Megan, Brexit, Covid-19 and...
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A Letter From the ICO
Many businesses have now received a letter from the ICO asking for a registration fee of £40 or £60. We are being asked all the time whether or not the letter is genuine and whether a business needs to pay. Every organisation or sole trader who processes personal...
It’s not just big companies that will receive a GDPR fine from the ICO
The ICO Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a fine to a London-based pharmacy for £275,000. This was for failing to ensure the security of special category data. We have all heard about Marriott and British Airways receiving a GDPR fine for data...