New Information Commissioner probes Yahoo over data breach, Facebook over data sharing
Tough questions for Yahoo and WhatsApp as Elizabeth Denham aims to make her mark at the ICO
The new Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, has revealed that the ICO is questioning Yahoo about its catastrophic data breach, and is looking to probe WhatsApp and other Facebook-owned companies...
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