Spotlight on the Children’s Code standards – best interests of the child, detrimental use of children’s data and data minimisation
Providing detailed explanations of each standard is one of the ways we’re supporting organisations to conform with the ICO’s Children’s Code.
Read More »ICO approves the first UK eIDAS Regulations Qualified Trust Service Provider
The Information Commissioner’s Office has approved GlobalSign as the UK’s first qualified trust service provider [QTSP] under the UK eIDAS Regulations.
Read More »Regulating through a pandemic and beyond
When the ICO’s management team met at the start of the pandemic, to discuss how COVID-19 could impact the ICO’s work, our top priority was providing clarity to those we…
Read More »How the ICO uses its powers to enhance transparency and support public authorities
Group Manager Laura Tomkinson discusses how the FOI and Transparency Directorate is using practice recommendations to enhance transparency and accountability of information rights practices. Access to information rights remain as…
Read More »New toolkit launched to help organisations using AI to process personal data understand the associated risks and ways of complying with data protection law
Alister Pearson, the ICO’s Senior Policy Officer – Technology introduces a new beta version of our AI and Data Protection Risk Toolkit and explains how it can assure organisations that…
Read More »Statement on ICO investigation into Department of Health and Social Care CCTV footage
The ICO can confirm we are investigating an alleged data breach.
Read More »Reflecting on the past five years of fundraising and data protection regulation
Lord Toby Harris, Chair of the Fundraising Regulator & Elizabeth Denham CBE, the UK Information Commissioner, reflect on the past five years of fundraising and data protection regulation in the…
Read More »What’s next for the Accountability Framework?
Accountability is a key data protection principle, but it is not one size fits all.
Read More »ICO creates practical design guidance to help embed children’s privacy standards
In May, I blogged about how we wanted to collaborate with the digital design community to create practical guidance to support conformance with the ICO’s Children’s Code.
Read More »ICO publishes annual tracking research
77% of people say protecting their personal information is essential, research commissioned by the ICO has found.
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