The Privacy Pirate

Sailing on the boisterous seas of privacy since 2000 and counting.....all my views have been pseudonymised (ahem).....but my alter ego is @freakelectropdn ;)

[The Privacy Pirate @_PrivacyPirate]

So they had a serious breach and didn’t report it to the ICO? Naughty, Naughty!

“Travelex being held to ransom by hackers” #GDPR #dataprotection #breachreporting https://t.co/uEAhHFosLT

[The Privacy Pirate @_PrivacyPirate]

'The bank sent my safe house address to my abusive ex' #dataprotection #privacy #dataprivacy #GDPR #infosec https://t.co/67ysGp3ZJO

[The Privacy Pirate @_PrivacyPirate]

Scotland Yard's Twitter account breached in series of bizarre posts #DataProtection #privacy #InformationSecurity https://t.co/VfRN7DlnHC

[The Privacy Pirate @_PrivacyPirate]

MI5's use of personal data was 'unlawful', says watchdog #dataprotection #privacy #GDPR https://t.co/jtEzyaEEVf

[The Privacy Pirate @_PrivacyPirate]

Four times more data breaches logged in UK #GDPR #dataprotection #privacy #informationsecurity https://t.co/HdXyxMP9b7

[The Privacy Pirate @_PrivacyPirate]

#Privacy #DataProtection #gdpr #informationsecurity

[ICO - Information Commissioner's Office @ICOnews]

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[Sadiq Khan @SadiqKhan]

Twenty years ago a series of nail bombs targeted London’s Black, Asian and LGBTQ+ communities in a cowardly attempt to divide Londoners.

We remember those affected as we work to protect the diversity of our city which is our greatest strength. London is united against hate.

[The Privacy Pirate @_PrivacyPirate]

Still?? What’s the matter with people?? “Millions using 123456 as password, security study finds” https://t.co/gKhilJK6XK

[The Privacy Pirate @_PrivacyPirate]

Oops! Government in email privacy blunder #privacy #dataprotection #gdpr #Email https://t.co/stGlchlHqY

[The Privacy Pirate @_PrivacyPirate]

Wow! The Home Office is on a roll at the moment! Brexit: Home Office sorry for EU citizen data breach #data protection #GDPR #informationsecurity #privacy #databreach https://t.co/lgc94UVdpd

[The Privacy Pirate @_PrivacyPirate]

Surely up there in the top ten rookie mistakes: Windrush: Home Office admits data breach in compensation scheme #Email #databreach #privacy #GDPR https://t.co/4oHpg7v3jx

[The Privacy Pirate @_PrivacyPirate]

Websites to be fined over 'online harms' under new proposals #privacy #onlineharms #DataProtection https://t.co/MVMg5nEnGw

[The Privacy Pirate @_PrivacyPirate]

According to Margot James MP, the “Data Extraction” industry is now worth $76 billion in the US. #DPPC2019 #privacy #dataprotection

[The Privacy Pirate @_PrivacyPirate]

No of consumer privacy complaints to the FTC about Facebook between 2011 and 2019: 26000. No of enforcement orders against Facebook by FTC during same time period: 0. #EnforceTheOrder, @FTC

[The Privacy Pirate @_PrivacyPirate]

It’s a full house at the ICO’s Data Protection Practitioners’ conference #DPPC2019

[The Privacy Pirate @_PrivacyPirate]

“EE data breach ‘led to stalking’” - amazes me how many companies believe they’ll never have rogue staff. It’s not always about cyber-threats! #informationsecurity #privacy #gdpr #dataprotection https://t.co/VG3QOHMfyk

[The Privacy Pirate @_PrivacyPirate]

“Facebook ordered by Germany to gather less data” - hmm let me know how you get on with that 😂. #Privacy #dataprotection #GDPR https://t.co/Ln1T8Noarn

[Eduardo Ustaran @EUstaran]

A new 64 page piece of #UKdataP legislation we are going to have to learn and master for early in the New Year (in case you were wondering for how much longer to indulge your brain with non-#Brexit thoughts). https://t.co/MJQyFdN26e

[The Privacy Pirate @_PrivacyPirate]

When are people going to wake up the fact that emails are one of the most common vehicles for personal data breaches?? Don’t use them for sending personal data!! “Pharmacy chain leaks personal details of 24,000 workers” #privacy #dataprotection #security https://t.co/iuepVFoKax