Joint statement on data scraping and data protection
The Information Commissioner’s Office and eleven other data protection and privacy authorities from around the world have today published a joint statement calling for the protection of people’s personal data…
Read More »One in three young people falling prey to ‘text pests’ as ICO calls for victims to come forward
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has today launched a call for victims of so-called ‘text pests’ to come forward to help the regulator gather evidence of the impact of this…
Read More »ICO consultation on the draft biometric data guidance
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is producing guidance on biometric data and biometric technologies.
Read More »ICO response to a data breach at Norfolk and Suffolk Constabularies
Norfolk and Suffolk Constabularies have announced a data breach relating to responses for Freedom of Information (FOI) requests for crime statistics, issued between April 2021 and March 2022.
Read More »ICO statement in response to reports of a cyber-related incident at the Electoral Commission
The Electoral Commission has contacted us regarding this incident and we are currently making enquiries.
Read More »ICO and CMA: Harmful online design encourages consumers to hand over personal information
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are calling for businesses to stop using harmful website designs that can trick consumers into giving up more of…
Read More »ICO statement in response to reports of a data breach at the Police Service of Northern Ireland
People have the right to expect that their personal information is kept safe and not disclosed when it shouldn’t be.
Read More »It’s time to end damaging website design practices that may harm your users
Have you ever considered the power you hold over people who visit your website? The website design practices you put in place can make their user journeys as smooth as…
Read More »Director’s update – Delivering more strategic regulation in 12 months than in the lifetime of FOI
Just over a year ago, I announced that we had published our new Freedom of Information (FOI) regulatory manual, which set out our approach to more strategic enforcement of FOI in…
Read More »“We are continuing to deliver for the public” – ICO publishes practice recommendations and enforcement notices on FOI
The ICO has today published action on five public bodies – Liverpool City Council, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, the Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, the Ministry of Defence…
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