The UK will leave the European Union on 31 January and enter a Brexit transition period. During this period, which runs until the end of December 2020, it will be business...
Read MoreThe UK will leave the European Union on 31 January and enter a Brexit transition period. During this period, which runs until the end of December 2020, it will be business...
Read MoreApplications are now open for the third round of funding from the Information Commissioner’s Office’s (ICO) grants programme. The scheme, which began in 2017, supports privacy and data protection initiatives that...
Read MoreThe ICO is marking this year’s annual Data Protection Day by highlighting data sharing resources and guidance. Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham said: “Happy Data Protection Day. “Today is an opportunity to reflect...
Read MoreIn October 2019 we concluded our investigation into how police use live facial recognition technology (LFR) in public places. Our investigation found there was public support for police use of...
Read MoreColleagues from the ICO’s access to information and compliance department share their experiences and involvement in raising awareness of our regulation of access to information legislation. ICO attends the second ICIC...
Read More“There are laws to protect children in the real world. We need our laws to protect children in the digital world too.” – UK Information Commissioner Today the Information Commissioner’s Office...
Read More17 January 2020 A blog by Simon McDougall, ICO Executive Director of Technology and Innovation The adtech real time bidding (RTB) industry is complex, involving thousands of companies in the UK alone....
Read MoreA former social worker has been prosecuted for passing the personal information of service users to a third party provider for Local Authority young person placements. Leo Kirk unlawfully disclosed referrals...
Read MoreThe Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined DSG Retail Limited (DSG) £500,000 after a ‘point of sale’ computer system was compromised as a result of a cyber-attack, affecting at least...
Read MoreThe Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined DSG Retail Limited (DSG) £500,000 after a ‘point of sale’ computer system was compromised as a result of a cyber-attack, affecting at least...
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