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ICO fines Ticketmaster UK Limited £1.25m for failing to protect customers’ payment details

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  • Bennett, Joanne

    (Commercial Lawyer and Data Protection Consultant, UK)

Abstract

This paper discusses the finding of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) against Ticketmaster UK Limited (Ticketmaster), which was fined £1.25m by the ICO for failing to keep its customers’ personal data secure. The Information Commissioner determined that Ticketmaster’s failure constituted a breach of the General Data Protection Regulation. In its findings, the ICO held the company should have done more to reduce the risk of a cyber-attack, including in relation to its use of third-party JavaScript on the payment page of its website. Ticketmaster’s breach led to millions of individuals in the United Kingdom and Europe being exposed to potential fraud. The financial sanction sends a message to other organisations ‘that looking after customers’ personal data safely should be at the top of their agenda’. Ticketmaster has indicated that it will appeal the fine. This paper additionally provides some practical tips to data protection practitioners to mitigate against similar breaches.

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  • Bennett, Joanne, 2020. "ICO fines Ticketmaster UK Limited £1.25m for failing to protect customers’ payment details," Journal of Data Protection & Privacy, Henry Stewart Publications, vol. 4(1), pages 93-99, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:aza:jdpp00:y:2020:v:4:i:1:p:93-99
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    data protection; JavaScript; cyber security; fines; GDPR;
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    • K2 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law

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