News & Blogs

The UK newspaper industry’s trade body has urged for new ruling to be implemented regarding social media sites, regulation, and their funding contribution to journalism. This could mean sites such as Google and Facebook would take on both financial and legal responsibility in relation to content published on their platforms. The News Media Association (NMA), […]

Restaurant owners are stepping up the competition, through the powerful tool of consumer data, which allows them to improve their services by understanding customer preferences and even dietary requirements via mobile apps and online reservation systems. Starbucks, one of the biggest chains in the world utilises the mobile apps to improve customer satisfaction. At first […]

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) released statistics regarding the UK housing marketing, which has shown a 173% increase in housing prices in over twenty years. This combined with only a 19% increase in average pay for those aged 24-34, as well as significant increases to renting prices, have entirely “reduced the purchasing power of […]

Industry group, UK Finance have discovered that customers of UK banks have had more than £500m stolen from their accounts at the start of this year. This consisted of £358m being lost to unauthorised fraud and £145m being obtained through authorised push payment (APP) scams. The difference being banks usually refund unauthorised fraud victims, whereas […]

Following Google’s announcement this week (8 October 2018) regarding a data breach in 2015, they have temporarily shut down their social network Google+, where a security bug enabled third party developers to gain access to user data, potentially affecting around 496, 951 Google+ users. The announcement on Monday was the first time Google discussed the […]

Business Secretary, Greg Clark has announced the implementation of new measures to support organisations, entrepreneurs, and workers, in accordance with the Government’s Modern Industrial Strategy. One of the more prolific changes is the Government’s plan to ensure that all tips left for employees are given in full, rather than employers taking their staff’s well-earned gratuities. […]

Before Brexit is finalised, there is a lot of work to be done, with one of the most recent priorities being data transference between the UK and the EU. This is because both the Government and businesses have expressed their reservations regarding personal data traffic post-Brexit, especially in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit.  […]

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has issued a warning, regarding tenants living in Houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) who may face an increase in rent or eviction. This is a result of the new government ruling that requires all tenants in shared houses to register with their local council. Since Monday, there has been an […]

The Consumer Rights Association Which? have devised a report after monitoring 29 popular apps utilised by both iPhone and Android users, in which they discovered the underhanded tactics of several app companies when obtaining personal data. Which? found that several of these companies uncovered borderline-lawful means in order to obtain unnecessary information from customers who […]

The NHS has recently come under fire regarding racial discrimination in relation to pay, as evidence showed that the salary of white senior consultants was almost £10,000 more than BME (Black and Minority Ethnic) doctors. The study also showed that BME nurses and personnel staff were also being underpaid compared to their white comparators. This […]

Facebook, the social media giant is set to face a fine of up to £1.25 billion after revealing that 50 million user accounts were compromised on Tuesday 25 September, with affected users being notified via their Facebook accounts. This recent data breach has been established as the largest security breach Facebook have faced. It is […]

According to the British security company, SureCloud, there have been an influx of Wi-Fi routers hacked in millions of homes across the UK. SureClouder researcher Elliott Thomson, who discovered the reported Wi-Fi hacks, stated: “The hacker would be able join the Wi-Fi network, access shared files, access ‘internet of things’ devices which trust the local […]