ICO and Cabinet Office reach agreement on New Year Honours data breach fine
The UK Information Commissioner has agreed to reduce the £500,000 Monetary Penalty Notice (MPN) imposed on the Cabinet Office in 2021 in relation to the New Year Honours data breach…
Read More »Blog: Making our employment guidance work for you
Working life for millions of people has changed a lot over the past few years. Every sector, industry and size of business has been affected by the pandemic and the…
Read More »‘Immature biometric technologies could be discriminating against people’ says ICO in warning to organisations
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is warning organisations to assess the public risks of using emotion analysis technologies , before implementing these systems. Organisations that do not act responsibly, posing…
Read More »‘Biggest cyber risk is complacency, not hackers’ – UK Information Commissioner issues warning as construction company fined £4.4 million
The UK Information Commissioner has warned that companies are leaving themselves open to cyber attack by ignoring crucial measures like updating software and training staff.
Read More »ICO adds three non-executive directors to its Board
The ICO is pleased to announce three new additions to its Management Board, which brings its non-executive director number to eight.
Read More »Home Office warned after sensitive documents left at London venue
The ICO has issued a formal reprimand to the Home Office, after sensitive documents were found at a public London venue.
Read More »Data protection is an enabler, not a blocker, of good quality research
Director of Regulatory Assurance Ian Hulme’s blog for Research Live (external link).
Read More »ICO fines four firms targeting people with home improvement predatory marketing calls
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined four companies a total of £370,000 for making over 820,000 home improvement predatory marketing calls to people registered with the Telephone Preference Service.
Read More »ICO could impose multi-million pound fine on TikTok for failing to protect children’s privacy
TikTok could face a £27 million fine after an ICO investigation found that the company may have breached UK data protection law, failing to protect children’s privacy when using the…
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