Data protection10 Jan 2026Firms urged to renew data protection registrationOrganisations with personal data must register by the end of February, a watchdog says.10 Jan 202629 Dec 2025Data ruling upheld after papers left outsideA court confirms documents left on a doorstep by a law firm left someone's personal data "at risk".29 Dec 202518 Dec 2025Investigation after data breach affects thousandsAn investigation has been launched after the cyber incident which compromised data in June 2025.18 Dec 20252 Dec 2025India tells smartphone makers to put state-run cyber safety app on new devicesIndia wants all smartphone makers to pre-install new devices with a state-owned cyber security app.2 Dec 202511 Nov 2025First facial recognition vans deployed in LeedsPolice say the tech promotes safety but a civil liberty expert describes it as "rights-infringing".11 Nov 202529 Oct 2025Financial ombudsman told to improve data handlingA response to a data access request "lacked clarity", a watchdog says.29 Oct 202520 Oct 2025Firm fined £100k after hack exposed patient dataThousands of emails, some of them confidential, are stolen from the Medical Specialist Group.20 Oct 202529 Sep 2025Data breach saw pupils' details sent to strangers The local authority apologises to parents for the error and is investigating what happened.29 Sep 202528 Sep 2025Swiss vote on electronic identity cards for second timeAn early projection shows voters are evenly split over the policy, which has already been rejected once before.28 Sep 2025...
