It may come as a surprise that the one of the biggest-selling smart light bulbs worldwide has critical vulnerabilities that allow it to be turned off, made to flicker, and even be taken over remotely by someone outside your house. Another little-known fact is that the water network in San Fransisco was hacked last [...]

The UK data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner Office (‘ICO’) recently issued notice of intent to TikTok Inc and TikTok Information Technologies UK Limited (‘TikTok’) for alleged breaches of children's data. TikTok is alleged to have: Processed the data of children under the age of 13 without appropriate parental consent; Failed to provide proper [...]

On October 3, 2022, the former Minister of State for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (‘DCMS’) Michelle Donelan announced at the British Conservative Party’s yearly conference in Birmingham that Britain will replace the UK GDPR. The UK’s data protection community was plunged into uncertainty with this announcement that suggested UK plc would be starting [...]

Environmental, Social, and Governance (‘ESG’) criteria play a key role for businesses from different perspectives, such as investing and reputation. Stakeholders including consumers, investors and governments are increasingly informing their decisions based on businesses ESG credentials. Within this framework Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (‘DE&I’) initiatives are critical aspects of the social component of the [...]