Provisional decision to impose £6m fine on software provider following 2022 ransomware attack that disrupted NHS and social care services
We have provisionally decided to fine Advanced Computer Software Group Ltd (Advanced) £6.09m, following an initial finding that the provider failed to implement measures to protect the personal information of…
Read More »Social media and video sharing platforms put on notice over poor children’s privacy practices
We are calling on 11 social media and video sharing platforms to improve their children’s privacy practices.
Read More »Supporting public authorities to be open and transparent
Around this time last year, I wrote about our new Upstream Regulation team and our focus on supporting public authorities to be open and accountable with the public they serve.
Read More »ICO reprimands the Electoral Commission after cyber attack compromises servers
We have issued a reprimand to the Electoral Commission after hackers gained access to servers that contained the personal information of approximately 40 million people.
Read More »ICO takes action against two organisations for “risking public trust” by failing to respond to public requests for information
We have taken action against two trusted public services after investigations found they’d failed to meet basic information request requirements, as set out under the Freedom of Information Act 2000…
Read More »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.
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