DNA testing firm 23andMe has been fined £2.31m by a UK watchdog over a data breach in 2023 which affected thousands of people. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said the company – which has since filed for bankruptcy – failed to put adequate measures in place to secure sensitive user data prior to the incident....
In its submissions to the commission, the FA said: “It is concerning that the club have been unable to improve its control over players and staff following the previous five breaches this season. “Plainly, reminders from various sources as to the expected standards of behaviour have proven insufficient to affect change in the participants’ behaviour....
People in Nigeria may lose access to Facebook and Instagram after parent company Meta said it faced large fines and “unrealistic” regulatory demands from the Nigerian authorities. Last year, three Nigerian oversight agencies imposed fines on the US-based social media giant totalling more than $290m (£218m) for violating various laws and regulations. Meta was unsuccessful...
Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporter Getty Images The European Union has ordered Apple and Meta to pay a combined €700m (£599m), in the first fines it has issued under recent legislation intended to curb the power of big tech. It has issued a €500m (£428m) fine to Apple over its App Store, while Meta has been...
Legia Warsaw’s travelling support brought colour, noise and pyrotechnics to Stamford Bridge on Thursday night. They lit flares and took their shirts off in celebration as the Polish club defeated Chelsea 2-1 in the second leg of the Conference League quarter-finals. Despite the result, it is the Blues who progress to face Sweden’s Djurgarden in...
Jessica Ure BBC Investigations BBC Eathan Cooper received the first of many fines last summer for a bus lane violation in Essex while he was on a trip to Madrid A 24-year-old car cloning victim has told how he ended up dreading the morning post after fines demanding thousands of pounds started to pour through...
Universities could face multi-million-pound fines for breaches of freedom of speech rules, the Office for Students (OfS) said. The University of Sussex was fined £585,000 after the OfS said its equality policy – which includes rules to “positively represent trans people” – could prevent staff and students voicing opposing views. Sussex was investigated after Prof...