ICO Technology team strengthened with new appointment
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is pleased to announce that a new Director of Technology and Innovation has been appointed.
Read More »ICO launches fourth and final phase of privacy innovation grants programme
Applications are now open for the fourth and final round of funding for the Information Commissioner’s Office’s (ICO) current grants programme. The ICO committed to run the grants programme until…
Read More »Fines totalling £480,000 issued to companies making nuisance calls
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued fines totalling £480,000 to four separate companies for making unlawful calls to numbers registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS).
Read More »ICO launches fourth and final phase of privacy innovation grants programme
Applications are now open for the fourth and final round of funding for the Information Commissioner’s Office’s (ICO) current grants programme. The ICO committed to run the grants programme until…
Read More »Motor industry employee sentenced in ICO Computer Misuse Act prosecution
A motor industry employee has been sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, in a prosecution brought by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
Read More »Update to the joint statement on global privacy expectations of video teleconferencing companies
On 21 July 2020 the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and five other data protection and privacy regulators from around the world jointly signed an open letter to companies providing video…
Read More »ICO to recover £250,000 fine from Manchester claims management firm
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Financial Recovery Unit (FRU) is starting proceedings to retrieve £250,000 from defunct company Pownall Marketing Limited (PML). The company was recently fined by the ICO…
Read More »ICO publishes new Data Sharing Code of Practice
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has today published its Data Sharing Code of Practice
Read More »ICO and Global Cyber Alliance sign Memorandum of Understanding
Steve Eckersley, Director of Investigations, ICO, said: “The Information Commissioner’s Office is the UK independent regulator responsible for upholding information rights and people’s privacy. Data protection is central to cybersecurity…
Read More »ICO launches tool to help police forces using data analytics
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is urging police forces to build in data protection from the start when considering data analytics projects.
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