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Tech Digest daily roundup: EU votes for replaceable smartphone batteries

The European Parliament has voted yes to replaceable battery legislation, putting Apple on a path to a second redesign just over a year after USB-C charging ports were mandated in the bloc. Unlike the USB-C redesign, which has a 2024 deadline, the "portable battery" rule will come into play in 2027 at the earliest. That rule, by…

21 June 202321 June 2023 Chris Price News

Tech Digest daily roundup: Apple announces $3499 Vision Pro headset

Image: Apple Apple on Monday unveiled a headset called the Vision Pro in the tech giant’s most significant product launch since the iPhone, promising that it will be “a new kind of computer”. The device, which resembles a pair of ski goggles, projects apps such as web browsers, video calls and…

5 June 20235 June 2023 Chris Price News

New data reveals firms which received GDPR fines during lockdown

A Freedom of Information request has revealed that Ticketmaster, British Airways and Marriott were among businesses in the UK which were fined for breaching GDPR regulations between March 2020 and January 2021. Data obtained through the Freedom of Information (FOI) request by confidential shredding and records management company, Go Shred, show that only four penalty notices…

4 March 202122 November 2023 Chris Price Data Privacy

Netherlands tops list of GDPR Data Breaches

According to data gathered by PreciseSecurity.com, the Netherlands, Germany, and the UK top the European rank for the number of data breaches, with more than 100,000 reported cases in total so far. The EU's General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR came into force on 25 May 2018. Since then, the total number of reported data…

18 February 202018 February 2020 Chris Price Cybersecurity

British Airways to offer Virtual Reality on selected flights

Virtual reality is taking to the skies as part of a trial on select British Airways flights. Customers will be able to enjoy a selection of films, documentaries and travel programmes available in 2D, 3D or 360-degree formats through VR headsets, which the airline says is a UK first. This includes therapeutic programmes, with guided…

14 August 201914 August 2019 Chris Price News, Virtual Reality

Hotel firm Marriott fined £99 million for customer data breach

Hotel chain Marriott is facing a fine of £99 million over a data breach which is estimated to have affected around 339 million customers. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) fine relates to a data breach at the company believed to have originated in the systems of the Starwood hotels group in 2014. Marriott acquired Starwood…

9 July 20199 July 2019 Chris Price Cybersecurity, News

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Tag: British Airways

Tech Digest daily roundup: EU votes for replaceable smartphone batteries

Tech Digest daily roundup: Apple announces $3499 Vision Pro headset

British Airways to offer Virtual Reality on selected flights

Hotel firm Marriott fined £99 million for customer data breach

British Airways plans in-flight wi-fi

Lost luggage man takes on British Airways with promoted Tweet

Virgin Atlantic flights now support iOS Passbook boarding cards

Heathrow airport give away premium mobile app to help with travel chaos