Data Protection

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UK Watchdog to Investigate 'Add Me to WhatsApp' Scam Robocalls

The UK's data protection watchdog is investigating a spike in complaints about robocalls that appear to funnel victims into a recruitment scam via WhatsApp.

By EGazette AI · Oct 8, 2026, 11:05 PM · 2 min read

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TikTok drops appeal, will pay £12.7m fine over under-13 users on platform

The UK's data watchdog fined TikTok in 2023 for failing to adequately check users' ages and remove children below the minimum age limit.

Sep 24, 2026, 3:00 PM · 2 min read

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Ireland fines Google more than €400m over location data practices

The Data Protection Commission said users may not have known their location data was used for targeted ads, according to the Guardian.

Sep 21, 2026, 10:57 AM · 1 min read