The Data Protection Act (DPA) 2018 is the UK’s data protection law. It brings the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) into the UK’s legal system and defines how personal data should be ...

Apple on February 21 withdrew its Advanced Data Protection feature from the United Kingdom following government demands for backdoor access to encrypted user data. The move came after UK officials ...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on 25 May 2018. This wide-ranging piece of legislation governs data protection requirements for any entity managing personal data across ...

In March 2023, the UK government re-introduced its controversial Data Protection and Digital Information (DPDI) Bill to Parliament. The purpose of the legislation is to establish a UK version of the ...

The UK has announced plans to change data protection and privacy laws in what the government describes as a new mandate that promotes innovation and economic growth. A new series of 'data adequacy ...

The UK government has introduced its Data Use and Access Bill (DUAB) to Parliament, but proposed reforms to police data protection rules could undermine law enforcement data adequacy with the European ...

Seven civil society organisations are calling on European Commissioner Michael McGrath to rescind the UK’s data adequacy status, citing major concerns around the country’s ongoing erosion of privacy ...

Data breaches cause tremendous problems, not only for the company affected, but also for its clients. Depending on the company, stolen data can range from relatively benign information to extremely ...