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…
Read More »Balancing people’s privacy rights with the need to prevent crime
A blog by Stephen Bonner, Deputy Commissioner – Regulatory Supervision.
Read More »Update on the ICO’s change of approach to regulating communication service providers
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published a statement on 20 January 2023 about the obligations of public electronic communications service providers (CSPs) under Regulation 5A of the Privacy and Electronic Communications…
Read More »DAOs Are Not Scary, Part 2: Reducing Barriers
In the last installment of this series, we talked about what “smart contracts” (or, perhaps more accurately, “self-enforcing contracts”) are, and discussed in detail the two main mechanisms through which…
Read More »SBF signs extradition papers, set to return to face charges in the US
The FTX founder has reportedly signed on the dotted line, bringing him a step closer to returning to US soil.
Read More »The ICO’s work in the media – our work to recover fines
The New Statesman published a story about our fines issued since 2017. We can issue fines under the Data Protection Act 2018, which sets out the obligations for organisations using…
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