ICO statement on the Electoral Commission

The Electoral Commission has contacted us regarding this incident and we are currently making enquiries.

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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.

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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.

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‘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.

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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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ICO statement on WorldCoin

An ICO spokesperson said: “Organisations must conduct a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) before starting any processing that is likely to result in high risk, such as processing special category…

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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.

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ICO statement on banks sharing and gathering personal information

Concern at banks sharing personal information with media

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Helping public organisations to get information access right

In ICO25, we established our strategic enduring objective to promote openness, transparency and accountability.

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Joint letter from the ICO and FCA to UK Finance and Building Societies Association

It is more important than ever, with increasing cost of living pressures, for firms to ensure their customers are receiving fair value on their savings.

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