The UK's Ministry of Justice has announced a maximum £500,000 for businesses that breach data protection laws.

"It became law on 6 April by default and replaces the previous maximum fine of £5,000," writes ZDNet UK's Tom Espiner.

"The data watchdog will now be able to issue heftier fines against businesses and other organizations that suffer serious breaches exposing their clients' personal information," Espiner writes.

Click here to read the ZDNet UK article.