The ICO’s work in the media – our work to recover fines

The  New Statesman published a story about our fines issued since 2017. We can issue fines under the Data Protection Act 2018, which sets out the obligations for organisations using…

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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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ICO’s work in the media – “Who’s under investigation?” widespread media coverage of the Commissioner’s Opinion

The Opinion received widespread media coverage including the Commissioner being interviewed live on BBC Breakfast News, the Today programme and LBC news channel.

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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.

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ICO’s work in the media – Tackling global privacy harms with international cooperation

There has been widespread coverage in the media, including in The Guardian, Daily Mail and Sky News about our enforcement action against Clearview AI Inc.  

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UK Information Commissioner John Edwards’ speech at the UK Ambassador Residence in Brussels

Thank you, Ambassador, for those words of welcome.

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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…

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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…

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What does equality of access really mean when developing a career with a visual impairment?

On Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Paul Arnold, ICO Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer shares his story.

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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.

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