Facebook Faces 2nd UK Class Action Lawsuit over Data Harvesting Scandal February 10, 2021 By Kirstin Ridley Facebook is facing a second London High Court class action over allegations it failed to protect the personal details of...
Facebook Faces UK Legal Action Involving Cambridge Analytica Scandal October 29, 2020 By Stephanie Bodoni Facebook Inc. risks being dragged into a UK legal dispute involving almost 1 million British users affected by the Cambridge...
Facebook to Pay $644,000 Fine in U.K. over Cambridge Analytica Scandal October 30, 2019 Facebook has agreed to pay a 500,000 pound ($644,000) fine for breaches of data protection law related to the harvesting...
Unpicking the Complicated Finances of UK Insurance Exec, Pro-Brexit Donor Banks February 25, 2019 By Tom Metcalf and Stephanie Baker Ever since Brexit supporter Arron Banks made the largest political donation in British history he’s been dogged by questions about...
UK’s Eldon Insurance, Owned by Brexit Donor Banks, Fined for Data Misuse February 1, 2019 By Christopher Elser The U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office fined Brexit supporting campaign Leave.EU and a linked insurance company 120,000 pounds ($156,000) for serious...
Equifax Slapped with $658,000 Fine for Privacy Lapses After UK Cyber Attack September 20, 2018 By Stephanie Bodoni Credit reporting company Equifax Inc. was slapped with a maximum 500,000 pound ($658,000) fine by the U.K.’s privacy watchdog for...
UK Regulator Warns Insurers, Banks About Responsible Use of Customers’ Big Data July 12, 2018 By Huw Jones and Carolyn Cohn Britain’s banks and insurers must take the lead in spelling out how they will use data collected from customers or...
Facebook Faces £500,000 Fine in UK over Cambridge Analytica Data Privacy Violations July 11, 2018 By Stephanie Bodoni Facebook Inc. could be fined a symbolic 500,000 pounds ($664,000) by the U.K.’s privacy regulator after the social network giant...