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 backs new data sharing schemes to protect gamblers from harm
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has today backed proposals for the financial sector to share data with gambling companies to protect customers from unaffordable losses.
Read More »ICO fines two businesses £180,000 for making unlawful marketing calls
The Information Commissioners’ Office (ICO) has issued fines totalling £180,000 for two companies that made more than 480,000 unlawful marketing calls to businesses signed up with the UK’s “Do not…
Read More »John Edwards, Information Commissioner, delivers a keynote speech at the Data and the Future of Financial Services Summit
Event took place on 17 May 2023
Read More »ICO reprimands Thames Valley Police for releasing witness details to suspected criminals
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to Thames Valley Police (TVP) after details were released which led to suspected criminals learning the address of a witness.
Read More »ICO warns of “real danger” of discrimination in new technologies that monitor the brain
The Information Commissioner’s Office is warning that newly emerging neurotechnologies risk discriminating against people if those groups are not put at the heart of their development.
Read More »ICO submits Data protection and journalism code of practice to the Secretary of State
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published a code of practice about using personal information for journalism (the code), and formally submitted it to the Secretary of State at the…
Read More »Two energy firms fined combined £250,000 for making unlawful marketing calls
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined two energy companies a total of £250,000 for bombarding people and businesses on the UK’s ‘do not call’ register with unlawful marketing calls.
Read More »Don’t be blind to AI risks in rush to see opportunity – ICO reviewing key businesses’ use of generative AI
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will today call for businesses to address the privacy risks generative AI can bring before rushing to adopt the technology – with tougher checks on…
Read More »ICO launches FOI toolkit topic to help public bodies deal with vexatious requests
Continuing with its commitment to improving freedom of information (FOI) services, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched the third topic in its FOI toolkit to enable public authorities to…
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