Post GDPR complaints soar
The Irish data protection regulator is investigating Facebook after it refused to disclose the information it has gathered about an individual's browsing behaviour. The complaint is just one of thousands made since new EU data protection rules began to be enforced in May. A Freedom of Information request by law firm, EMW, reveals the UK regulator received 6,281 complaints in the first 5 weeks of the GDPR regime; that's more than double the number for the same period last year. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) hasn't provided details about the complaints but says it expects the number to continue to climb. Meanwhile, if anyone in your family is disappointed with their exam results, the ICO has provided a guide to how to find out more information about what went wrong. Doubtless, exam boards will be delighted.