ICO joins global data protection and privacy enforcement programme
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has signed onto a new international multilateral agreement with the Global Cooperation Arrangement for Privacy Enforcement (Global CAPE) to cooperate in cross-border data protection and…
Read More »ICO approves legal services certification scheme
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has approved a certification scheme aimed at legal service providers who process personal data. Certification schemes were introduced under the UK GDPR to help…
Read More »Joint statement on data scraping and data protection
The Information Commissioner’s Office and eleven other data protection and privacy authorities from around the world have today published a joint statement calling for the protection of people’s personal data…
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 »Balancing people’s privacy rights with the need to prevent crime
A blog by Stephen Bonner, Deputy Commissioner – Regulatory Supervision.
Read More »ICO approves fourth UK GDPR certification scheme following sequence of success
The Information Commissioner’s Office has approved the fourth set of UK GDPR certification scheme criteria.
Read More »Empowering people to foster trust in tomorrow’s technological advancements
The ICO is encouraging developers to consider privacy at an early stage when implementing new technologies to maintain public trust and confidence.
Read More »How the ICO enforces: a new strategic approach to regulatory action
I enjoy speaking to groups of ordinary citizens, and bringing to life this arcane and technical world of data protection, freedom of information and privacy by using real world examples…
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…
Read More »New certification schemes will “raise the bar” of data protection in children’s privacy, age assurance and asset disposal
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has approved the first UK GDPR certification scheme criteria.
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