Action taken against United Utilities over transparency failings
We have issued a practice recommendation to United Utilities for failing to properly handle requests for important environmental information from the public.
Read More »Two companies fined a total of £150k after bombarding people with spam texts offering financial, debt services
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined two Manchester based financial and debt management companies a total of £150,000 for sending in excess of 7.5million spam text messages to people.
Read More »New data protection audit framework launched to help organisations improve compliance
We have today launched a new audit framework designed to help organisations assess their own compliance with key requirements under data protection law. The framework empowers organisations to identify necessary…
Read More »Preparing for the quantum-enabled future
Quantum technologies are advancing at pace, offering huge potential to improve our lives. For example, researchers are already using the next generation of certain quantum sensors to collect highly granular…
Read More »Changes to our services for businesses
We are committed to modernising our service and investing in tools that enable us to give time-pressed businesses access to our advice and expertise 24/7.
Read More »Criminal record and suspended prison sentence handed to former RAC employees for stealing personal information
Two former RAC employees have been handed a suspended prison sentence and ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid work, for unlawfully copying and selling over 29,500 lines of personal…
Read More ȣ120k issued in fines to two companies for predatory marketing campaigns
We have fined two companies for making unlawful marketing calls to individuals registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS).
Read More »What price privacy? Poor PSNI procedures culminate in £750k fine
We have fined Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) £750,000 for exposing the personal information of its entire workforce, leaving many fearing for their safety.
Read More »Action taken against Sky Betting and Gaming for using cookies without consent
We have issued a reprimand to Bonne Terre Limited, trading as Sky Betting and Gaming, for unlawfully processing people’s data through advertising cookies without their consent.
Read More »Our statement on changes to LinkedIn AI data policy
“We are pleased that LinkedIn has reflected on the concerns we raised about its approach to training generative AI models with information relating to its UK users.
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