Drag, Drop, Disclose: When Convenience Clouds Consent
Cloud-based PDF converters offer instant convenience—but at what cost? This post explores how services like Adobe’s drag-and-drop PDF tool may store, analyse, or profile your data without clear warning or consent. Learn what this means under UK GDPR, what your rights are, and how to stay in control of your files.
We Deserve Better Than Postcards in Cyberspace
Despite years of data protection law and awareness campaigns, organisations still ask people to send highly sensitive documents via insecure email. This post challenges that norm, shares personal experiences, and empowers consumers with a practical checklist and their rights under UK GDPR.
Data Fines Aren’t Justice — They’re Just High-Stakes Monopoly Money
Despite record-breaking fines against tech giants for data misuse, individuals rarely see justice. This post explores the systemic failure of regulatory enforcement to provide restitution, arguing it's time for compensation schemes, opt-out tools, and support for the real victims of data breaches.
Manager vs Administrator
It was at the carpark I realised I'd missed the collection window completely and forgot to collect my food 🤦🏼♂️, I mean what are the odds of that exceptional condition happening? Someone pays for food at a drive-thru and doesn't collect?!?
None Shall Pass
Given the focus and media attention on data breaches over recent years which have affected probably most major names you’ve bought something from, why do companies still find it so difficult to educate customer services staff on safe ways of handling customer queries and complaints?
Adventures in GDPR Week 1…
Today I had to get up Über Early to take the car back to VW. One of its sensors was “impaired” according the error message it was spewing out (This is a different story though). I was asked to get the car in for 7:30am!!! FFS… That’s inhumane… Surely that in itself is a violation of 1998 Human Right Act…
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