ICO statement in response to the EU Commission’s announcement on the approval of the UK’s adequacy

The EU Commission has announced today that adequacy decisions for the UK have been approved.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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ICO’s Children’s Code will help protect children online

A statutory code requiring organisations to provide better online privacy protections for children comes into force today, triggering the start of a 12 month transition period.

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Children’s privacy and data sharing in focus as regulatory sandbox re-opens

The ICO is re-opening the regulatory sandbox, its free service, designed to support organisations using personal data to develop innovative products and services.

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Global privacy expectations of video teleconference providers

Data protection and privacy authorities from around the world have today published an open letter to video teleconferencing companies, reminding them of their obligations to comply with the law and…

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Winner of the ICO’s Practitioner Award for Excellence in Data Protection 2020 announced

Recognising the increasingly vital role played by data protection professionals, the third ICO Practitioner Award for Excellence in Data Protection is awarded ton Barry Moult, Information Governance and Privacy Consultant,…

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Combatting COVID-19 through data: some considerations for privacy

A blog by Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner.

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