Court of Appeal Draws a Clear Line on Data Security Duty
The Court of Appeal’s latest ruling on the DSG Retail cyber-attack should be read as a decisive statement about responsibility in the digital age. By backing the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and reaffirming that organisations must take appropriate security measures to protect all personal data, regardless of whether individuals can be directly identified from stolen […]
Data Protection Reform at Speed: What Short-Notice Change Tells Us About UK Privacy Governance
UK data protection reform has entered a new phase, bringing with it a pace of change not previously seen in the UK. Recent reforms taking effect at short notice show a clear signal from government that data protection is treated as a living system expected to evolve at rapid pace. For those unfamiliar with the […]
The 2026 Privacy Horizon: Building Your 2026 Privacy Strategy for Privacy Day
With Privacy Day approaching, organisations are looking ahead to a year that increasingly resembles a geopolitical and commercial chessboard for data privacy. By 2026, the global privacy landscape has decisively shifted into a multi-polar regulatory reality. An increase in divergent national laws and intensifying enforcement have fractured the predictability that organisations once relied upon. In […]
Data Subject Access Requests: What are DSARs and why are they important for your business?
What are DSARs? A Data Subject Access Request (DSAR) is exactly what it says on the tin: a request by a data subject to an organisation, requesting access to the information about them which is the organisation holds. A DSAR is not limited to just information about the individual but can also include information that […]