Information Commissioner’s Office launches consultation series on generative AI

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched a consultation series on generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), examining how aspects of data protection law should apply to the development and use of…

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Two home improvement companies fined a total of £250,000 for making illegal marketing calls

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined two home improvement companies a total of £250,000 for bombarding people on the UK’s ‘do not call’ register with millions of unlawful marketing…

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ICO fines HelloFresh £140,000 for spam texts and emails

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined food delivery company HelloFresh £140,000 for a campaign of 79 million spam emails and 1 million spam texts over a seven-month period.

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Are you clear on clarifying information requests?

Public organisations hold a huge amount of information across a wide range of areas.

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Information Commissioner’s Office MBE awards in the King’s New Year Honours List

ICO Deputy Chief Executive, Paul Arnold and Senior Independent Director, Nicola Wood have been awarded MBEs in the King’s New Year Honours List.  Paul Arnold receives his award for services…

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UK Information Commissioner warns against 2024 becoming the year people lose trust in AI

UK Information Commissioner, John Edwards, will today warn that 2024 could be the year people lose trust in AI – and call on tech developers to embed privacy into their…

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Two new employment guidance pieces out for consultation

We are producing an online resource with topic-specific guidance on employment practices and data protection. We are releasing our drafts of the different topic areas in stages and adding to…

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ICO fines Ministry of Defence for Afghan evacuation data breach

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined the Ministry of Defence (MoD) £350,000 for disclosing personal information of people seeking relocation to the UK shortly after the Taliban took control…

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Bank of Ireland UK reprimanded for inaccurate data on customers’ accounts

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued Bank of Ireland UK with a reprimand for mistakes made on more than 3,000 customers’ credit profiles.

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ICO statement in response to parliamentarians’ letter on facial recognition technology

Facial recognition technology can bring benefits in helping to prevent and detect crime, but it relies on processing large amounts of sensitive personal data.

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