A former sales consultant has been fined after pleading guilty to unlawfully retaining and selling thousands of customer records from the car leasing company he worked for in Hertfordshire.
Car dealers should remind their staff that a breach of customer data protection legislation could result in a prison term, Dragon 2000 has said.
The Information Commissioner’s Office’s (ICO) first prosecution under the Computer Misuse Act has resulted in a six month jail sentence for a former employee of Nationwide Accident Repair Services (NARS).
CitNOW has achieved ISO 27001 certification for its information security management system (ISMS), showing a commitment to secure data.
The Data Protection Act means organisations must be responsible custodians and be accountable and transparent to consumers about the use of information.
Seven in ten businesses have not allocated any budget to facilitate compliance with stringent new data protection legislation being implemented in May, 2018.
The Information Commissioner’s Office has handed used car retailer Concept Car Credit Limited a £40,000 after sending hundreds of thousands of unsolicited marketing text messages.
Honda Motor Europe has been fined £13,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office after breaching data protection laws with almost 290,000 “illegal” marketing emails.
The NFDA and Trusted Dealers has joined forces to encourage dealers to prepare for “draconian” new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), which could see dealers facing fines of up to £20 million.
Manufacturer monopolised access to vehicle data jeopardises competition, innovation and consumer choice according to a coalition of insurers, the automotive aftermarket, dealers, leasing companies and consumers.
TrackBack has appointed Oscar O’Connor as its chief information security officer as another line of defence against data theft and cyber attacks.
The UK automotive industry will struggle to prepare for new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) due to a lack of consultancy services.
Dealers and manufacturers could face a shake up in the way they collect customer data online due to new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Car manufacturers have been revealed as the fifth worst sector at keeping its customer data up to date.
