ICO submits Data protection and journalism code of practice to the Secretary of State
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published a code of practice about using personal information for journalism (the code), and formally submitted it to the Secretary of State at the…
Read More »Two energy firms fined combined £250,000 for making unlawful marketing calls
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined two energy companies a total of £250,000 for bombarding people and businesses on the UK’s ‘do not call’ register with unlawful marketing calls.
Read More »Don’t be blind to AI risks in rush to see opportunity – ICO reviewing key businesses’ use of generative AI
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will today call for businesses to address the privacy risks generative AI can bring before rushing to adopt the technology – with tougher checks on…
Read More »“They are failing their residents.” – ICO takes action against Croydon Council for failing to respond to Freedom of Information requests
Council hit with enforcement notice for “repeated, systemic” failures on information law.
Read More »ICO urges organisations to harness the power of data safely by using privacy enhancing technologies
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is recommending organisations to start using privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) to share people’s personal information safely, securely and anonymously.
Read More »ICO launches FOI toolkit topic to help public bodies deal with vexatious requests
Continuing with its commitment to improving freedom of information (FOI) services, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched the third topic in its FOI toolkit to enable public authorities to…
Read More »Protecting privacy during a pandemic: our work on the UK’s Covid apps
A blog by Ian Hulme, the ICO’s Director of Regulatory Assurance.
Read More »Local elections and my personal data – what should I expect?
With local elections in England and Northern Ireland on the horizon, we know many people have questions about how their data may be used during an election. Personal information is…
Read More »ICO statement on Capita incident
Capita has reported an incident to us and we are assessing the information provided.
Read More »ICO reprimands Surrey Police and Sussex Police for recording more than 200,000 phone calls without people’s knowledge
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to both Surrey Police and Sussex Police, following the rollout of an app that recorded phone conversations and unlawfully captured personal…
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