SHINOBI: OFF-CHAIN PROTOCOLS WILL ALWAYS BE A BALANCING ACT

Rene Pickhardt recently kicked off a thread discussing the differences between two party and multiparty (more than two participants) payment channels as it relates to his research work around payment…

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ICO statement on its public sector approach trial

In June 2022 we revised our approach to working with public sector organisations and started a two-year trial, as set out in our open letter at the time.

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ICO fines two companies a total of £340,000 for making aggressive and unwanted marketing calls

Almost 1.43 million calls made over a 13-month period.

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ICO statement on Upper Tribunal ruling

The Upper Tribunal has ruled on the ICO’s action to require Experian Limited to change how it handles people’s personal data, dismissing the ICO’s appeal of the First-tier Tribunal’s ruling…

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ICO calls for people to share experiences accessing care records as it vows to improve support

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is calling on people with experience of the care system in the UK to share the challenges they have faced when accessing their care records…

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ICO seeks Sandbox entrants for 2024

Organisations have until the end of this year to submit expressions of interest in entering the ICO’s Regulatory Sandbox in 2024.

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One in three young people falling prey to ‘text pests’ as ICO calls for victims to come forward

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has today launched a call for victims of so-called ‘text pests’ to come forward to help the regulator gather evidence of the impact of this…

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ICO statement on the Electoral Commission

The Electoral Commission has contacted us regarding this incident and we are currently making enquiries.

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ICO statement on Capita incident

Capita has reported an incident to us and we are assessing the information provided.

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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.

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