Cyber hack leaves Equifax facing a $70 billion class-action lawsuit
Equifax faces a huge class action lawsuit after revelations that the credit reporting agency had suffered a huge data breach. Two women in Oregon U.S. filed the lawsuit on behalf of all affected consumers. It followed an extensive data breach that could see personal information of 143 million American’s compromised. Accused of negligence The company […]
The impact of GDPR on HR and personal data
It’s impossible to have escaped the fact that next year, new stricter rules on data protection will come into force that will introduce more stringent rules on how companies handle personal data. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will replace the current Data Protection Act. From 25 May 2018, GDPR will change how organisations store and […]