Monthly Archives December 2017

December 6, 2017,  Brand marketing, data protection, EU General Data Protection Regulation, News, Thought Leadership  No comments

December 2, 2017,  Data Protection Act 1998, EU General Data Protection Regulation, Legal update, Thought Leadership  No comments

Supermarket giant Morrisons has been found vicariously liable for the actions of a rogue member of staff who stole the personal data of thousands of workers and posted it online in revenge for disciplinary action taken against him by the company.

On 1 December 2017, Mr Justice Langstaff at the High Court ruled that Morrisons was vicariously liable for the personal data breach that leaked their names, addresses, salaries, bank account details, national insurance and other sensitive personal data on line.

In July 2015, former internal auditor Andrew Skelton was found guilty at Bradford Crown Court of fraud, securing unauthorised access to computer material and disclosing person...