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ByteDance's revenue explodes as TikTok grows in popularity. But yikes, UK authority announces a fine for failing to protect children.

It means children's data may have been used to potentially deliver harmful content at their very next scroll

Concerns have arisen over tech firms using masses of unfiltered personal data culled from the internet to ‘train’ generative AI

While it has the potential to save billions to the UK economy, civil societies warn the DPDI "will seriously weaken data protection rights in the UK."

Crime reporters had warned the changes could usher in a “new chilling era of secret justice"

College of Policing statement comes after ICO proposes forces across England and Wales no longer ‘should’ name those charged

Enforcement action has been taken against Lewisham Council after it failed to respond to more than 300 Freedom of Information requests

IT device losses at HMRC increased by nearly 50% in the space of a year, according to Freedom of Information Act (FOI) requests submitted in 2022. Statistics released under the FOI act show that between September 2021 and 2022, HMRC declared 635 lost and stolen devices. SEE MORE HMRC tells…

Charlotte Jordan left King Edward VI Five Ways Grammar school in Birmingham after parents received a list of teachers going on strike and a data breach investigation was launched