Cathay Pacific fined £500,000
Mar 4, 2020, 6:10 am
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Cathay Pacific fined £500,000
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51736857
As if they didn't have enough on their plate already...
As if they didn't have enough on their plate already...
Mar 4, 2020, 8:32 am
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https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51736857
As if they didn't have enough on their plate already...
As if they didn't have enough on their plate already...
2. I think ICO only penalising CX for UK’s share of CX data subjects?
Mar 4, 2020, 12:59 pm
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This predates GDPR which is why the fine is relatively small.
Mar 4, 2020, 2:57 pm
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Yeah, it's small because it predated GDPR. If it was more recent, the fine (at up to several hundred million pounds) would potentially have put CX over into bankruptcy. CX didn't dodge a bullet, they dodged a well-built IED.
Mar 5, 2020, 11:22 pm
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GDPR applies to any personal data if that person lives in the EU, and that person doesn't even need to be a EU citizen. For example in this case alone it involves personal details of more than 100k UK residents so I would not say the impact of GDPR on CX is minor.
Mar 6, 2020, 1:00 am
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Mar 6, 2020, 11:59 pm
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Not yet. It is only a tip of the iceberg.