Claim John Swinney stayed at Peter Mandelson's residence is Mostly True
The first minister has been criticised online for staying with Mandelson on a trip to the US last year. We looked at the truth behind the claims.
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‘Unacceptable’ delays on freedom of information appeals
Hundreds of people appealing against the refusal of public bodies to release information are facing backlogs and long delays, The
UK privacy watchdog confirms Threads app probe
The UK Information Commissioner is probing data protection concerns with the Threads social networking app from Meta, the company behind
Why are governments restricting TikTok?
Social media app TikTok has more than one billion users and has made global celebrities of its biggest creators, but
More than 10,000 data breaches by Scottish local authorities
Scottish local authorities have recorded more than 10,000 data breaches over the last five years, The Ferret can reveal.
Growing number of Scots do not pay for TV licence
The BBC has revealed that a growing number of Scottish households do not have a TV licence, following an intervention
Named: 102 GP practices shared patient information with Data Loch project
Hundreds of doctors have shared their patients’ medical records with researchers through a controversial project called ‘Data Loch’. The UK
Privacy watchdog orders Police Scotland to up standards at mobile phone labs
Police Scotland has failed to meet official standards for gathering evidence from mobile phones four years after a watchdog first
NHS patient data breached at least 1,395 times in two years
Dozens of NHS staff have been disciplined after data laws to protect patient’s personal information were breached at least
Westminster ordered to name MPs in hard Brexit lobby group
The Information Commissioner has ruled that the UK government must name the MPs that belong to the European Research Group
Former police officer has complaint upheld against Scottish Police Authority
A former police officer who claims that colleagues tried to smear her reputation has had a complaint upheld by the
Police Scotland to dump millions of ANPR records over privacy fears
Police Scotland has committed to dumping millions of historic vehicle movement records over fears its vast database breaches privacy laws.