Why protecting children online in UK living rooms starts 5,000 miles away
“Share your data if you’re looking for a wee stalker”. That was the response by a child from Edinburgh when asked about sharing too much personal information online.
Read More »Statement following conclusion of ICO investigation into unauthorised disclosure of CCTV footage from DHSC
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has found insufficient evidence to prosecute two people suspected of unlawfully obtaining and disclosing CCTV footage from the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).
Read More »A day in the life of the ICO’s information management team
“ It’s important to remember the people behind the information.” – A day in the life of the ICO’s information management team.
Read More »Doing more with less – working with the FOI community
This is the second in a series of updates from Warren Seddon, Director of FOI and Transparency. His blog posts provide a regular update on our FOI work and share…
Read More »ICO fines facial recognition database company Clearview AI Inc more than £7.5m and orders UK data to be deleted
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Clearview AI Inc £7,552,800 for using images of people in the UK, and elsewhere, that were collected from the web and social media…
Read More »UK Information Commissioner John Edwards’ speech at the UK Ambassador Residence in Brussels
Thank you, Ambassador, for those words of welcome.
Read More »Information Commissioner calls for an end to the excessive collection of personal information from victims of rape and serious sexual assault
The UK Information Commissioner has called on the criminal justice sector to immediately stop collecting excessive amounts of personal information from victims of rape and serious sexual assault cases.
Read More »ICO funding update: Fine income retention agreement
The ICO is an independent regulator and our focus is on supporting organisations to meet their legal requirements. However, in order to uphold information rights for the UK public, it…
Read More »Statement in response to the government’s announcement on the upcoming Data Reform Bill
The government has published its response to a consultation on the upcoming Data Reform Bill.
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