The certainty of change: regulation in a time of political and social challenges.
Elizabeth Denham reflects on her time at the ICO, in a speech delivered to BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.
Read More »Letter to 5Rights Foundation in response to the charity’s research into systemic breaches of the Age Appropriate Design Code (Children’s code)
Letter to 5Rights Foundations in response to the charity’s research into common breaches of the Age Appropriate Design Code (Children’s code)
Read More »The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner conclude joint investigation into Clearview AI Inc.
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) opened a joint investigation into the personal information handling practices of Clearview AI Inc in…
Read More »ICO warning after Scottish charity reveals personal data in email error
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is urging organisations to revisit their bulk email practices after failures by HIV Scotland led to a £10,000 fine.
Read More »Joint statement on global privacy expectations of Video Teleconferencing companies
In July 2020, six data protection and privacy authorities from Australia, Canada, Gibraltar, Hong Kong SAR, China, Switzerland and the United Kingdom jointly signed an open letter to video teleconferencing…
Read More »Providing practical data protection guidance to the media sector
Freedom of expression and freedom of information play a vital role in our democracy. Trust in our democratic system relies on people to ask questions of public bodies who operate…
Read More »ICO response to DCMS consultation “Data: a new direction”
Foreword from Elizabeth Denham CBE, UK Information Commissioner The opportunity to reflect on and review the UK data protection legal framework and regulatory regime is a welcome one. Three years…
Read More »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…
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