ICO statement in response to Google announcing it will no longer block third party cookies in Chrome
“We are disappointed that Google has changed its plans and no longer intends to deprecate third party cookies from the Chrome Browser.
Read More »Essex school reprimanded after using facial recognition technology for canteen payments
We have issued a reprimand to a school that broke the law when it introduced facial recognition technology (FRT).
Read More »London Borough of Hackney reprimanded following cyber-attack
We have issued the London Borough of Hackey with a reprimand following a cyber-attack in 2020 that led to hackers gaining access to and encrypting 440,000 files, affecting at least…
Read More »Information Commissioner calls for water companies to be crystal clear with public over sewage pollution
Water companies must put transparency first if they want to rebuild public trust, we have warned.
Read More »How we help police forces comply with FOIA – and what we do if they don’t
The fundamental right to ask questions of and hold public authorities to account is a cornerstone of our democracy.
Read More »Sut rydyn ni’n helpu’r lluoedd heddlu i gydymffurfio gyda FOIA – a beth ni’n gwneud os nad ydyn nhw.
Mae’r hawl sylfaenol i holi awdurdodau cyhoeddus a’u dwyn i gyfrif yn un o gonglfeini’n democratiaeth.
Read More »DPPC 2024
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will hold its annual Data Protection Practitioners’ Conference (DPPC) online on Tuesday 8 October.
Read More »Do I really need to read the privacy notice?
At the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), we are encouraging people to check how an app plans to use their personal information before they sign up.
Read More »ICO statement on its public sector approach trial
In June 2022 we revised our approach to working with public sector organisations and started a two-year trial, as set out in our open letter at the time.
Read More »Statement in response to Synnovis cyber attack
An ICO spokesperson said: “While we are continuing to make enquiries into this matter, we recognise the sensitivity of some of the information in question and the worry this may…
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