ICO and CMA: Harmful online design encourages consumers to hand over personal information
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are calling for businesses to stop using harmful website designs that can trick consumers into giving up more of…
Read More »ICO statement in response to reports of a data breach at the Police Service of Northern Ireland
People have the right to expect that their personal information is kept safe and not disclosed when it shouldn’t be.
Read More »It’s time to end damaging website design practices that may harm your users
Have you ever considered the power you hold over people who visit your website? The website design practices you put in place can make their user journeys as smooth as…
Read More »Director’s update – Delivering more strategic regulation in 12 months than in the lifetime of FOI
Just over a year ago, I announced that we had published our new Freedom of Information (FOI) regulatory manual, which set out our approach to more strategic enforcement of FOI in…
Read More »“We are continuing to deliver for the public” – ICO publishes practice recommendations and enforcement notices on FOI
The ICO has today published action on five public bodies – Liverpool City Council, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, the Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, the Ministry of Defence…
Read More »ICO statement on the Electoral Commission
The Electoral Commission has contacted us regarding this incident and we are currently making enquiries.
Read More »ICO reprimands NHS Lanarkshire for sharing patient data via WhatsApp
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to NHS Lanarkshire, following staff’s unauthorised use of WhatsApp to share patients’ personal data over the course of two years.
Read More »ICO warns of email data breach risk as it issues two reprimands
The Information Commissioner’s Office has reprimanded two Northern Irish organisations for disclosing people’s information inappropriately via email.
Read More »‘Hang up, report them to us – you don’t owe nuisance callers your time’
ICO advice to people receiving cold calls, as government looks to ban cold calls on financial products.
Read More »ICO statement on Meta
Stephen Almond, ICO Executive Director of Regulatory Risk, said: “As a digital regulator, we pay close attention to how companies operate internationally and how people’s rights are respected. “We’re aware…
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