Statement on mandatory vaccination and COVID status check schemes ahead of their introduction in Scotland and Wales
Ahead of the introduction of mandatory vaccination and COVID status checks in Scotland and Wales, the UK Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, said:
Read More »Statement in response to use of ICO corporate charge card
An ICO spokesperson said: “An independent internal investigation, commissioned by the ICO in February, confirmed that a single payment of £6248.40 was made on an ICO corporate charge card in…
Read More »International progress for domestic benefit: why the ICO convened a G7 meeting on data flows
A blog by Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham.
Read More »We Buy Any Car, Sports Direct and Saga fined £495,000 after sending millions of ‘frustrating and intrusive’ nuisance messages.
The ICO has today announced fines totalling £495,000 to well-known companies that between them sent more than 354 million nuisance messages.
Read More »A Bretton Woods for data
Elizabeth Denham outlines how an international conference could help to provide 21st century thinking for the 21st century problems that data faces. The speech was delivered at the Oxford Internet…
Read More »Sharing personal data in an emergency – a guide for universities and colleges
Starting university or further education can be an exciting time, but for some it can also be a difficult and anxious transition.
Read More »Statement in response to DCMS consultation into proposed data protection reform
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham said: “People’s personal data is used in ever more novel ways; it is right that government looks to ensure a legislative framework that is fit for…
Read More »G7 data protection and privacy authorities’ meeting: communiqué
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) brought together data protection and privacy authorities from G7 countries, as well as guests from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and…
Read More »ICO to call on G7 countries to tackle cookie pop-ups challenge
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will today call on fellow G7 data protection and privacy authorities to work together to overhaul cookie consent pop-ups, so people’s privacy is more…
Read More »ICO fines Glasgow company for making half a million nuisance calls
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Glasgow-based company DialADeal Scotland Ltd (DDSL) for making more than half a million nuisance marketing calls.
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