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DSG settles with ICO for £200k: The "relativity" of personal data under UK GDPR
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Just yesterday, the ICO announced a £200,000 settlement with DSG Retail, finally bringing an end to nearly seven years of legal wrangling over a massive 2017 cyberattack that compromised more than 5.6 million payment cards.
But beyond the shrinking fine, this case resolved a fascinating legal debate about the "relativity" of personal data: If a hacker steals your customers' information but lacks the means to actually identify who it belongs to, does your statutory duty to protect that data still apply?
In this episode, Robert Bateman breaks down the procedural marathon of DSG…
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