The UK may soon ditch the absurd EU Cookie Directive

When visiting a website for the first time, you’ll likely be presented with a (somewhat intrusive) banner or pop-up about cookies. “Cookies” in this regard are sadly not the delicious chocolate-chip laden baked goods that we all love 🍪. (If only they were, I’d be more than happy to accept these when visiting a website!) […]

Selective Breach Notifications – Good or Bad?

Earlier this week, a serious data breach at UK-based payment processing company GoCardless came to light… well, sort of! It’s common place now when a large business suffers a data breach, for them to post a public statement on their website and on social media, and also send out a notification to all their customers […]

It’s #DataPrivacyDay Today

Today marks what’s become widely know on the internet as “Data Privacy Day” (or if you’re in the EU, “Data Protection Day”). Data Privacy/Protection Day occurs annually on January 28th, and has taken place in some form or another for the past 9 years. Its purpose is to raise awareness and promote privacy and data […]