UK police get access to people told to self-isolate
People who have been told to self-isolate through NHS test and trace could have their contact details passed to police, […]
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ICO probes Klarna after newsletter emailed to customers in error
Klarna, a Swedish provider of payment solutions, surprised some UK consumers this week when it mistakenly sent a marketing email […]
UK government under pressure to prove data adequacy to EU
The UK government is coming under increasing pressure to convince Brussels regulators that the country’s data protection landscape is fit […]
ICO fines British Airways £20m for data breach affecting more than 400,000 customers
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined British Airways (BA) £20m for failing to protect the personal and financial details […]
Five Eyes governments, India, and Japan make new call for encryption backdoors
Members of the intelligence-sharing alliance Five Eyes, along with government representatives for Japan and India, have published a statement over […]
ICO Launches Consultation on Its Draft Statutory Guidance
On October 1, 2020, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) launched a public consultation on its draft Statutory Guidance. The […]
The UK’s Department for Education ‘failed to protect children’s data’
A National Pupil Database held by the UK’s Department of Education had ‘no formal proactive oversight’ to protect children’s data, […]
Cambridge Analytica models were exaggerated and ineffective, ICO claims
The UK’s data regulator has ended its investigation into the infamous Cambridge Analytica scandal, declaring that the models and techniques […]
CJEU ruling puts in danger EU-UK adequacy talks
This week, the CJEU issued a ruling that could spring a leak and potentially sink adequacy negotiations between the U.K. […]
EU takes legal action against UK over planned Brexit bill
If bill becomes law, UK has power to disregard part of withdrawal treaty dealing with Northern Ireland trade. The European […]
UK intelligence data ‘would be deleted’ in event of no-deal Brexit
British intelligence about terrorists and other serious criminals would have to be deleted from EU systems if the Brexit trade […]
Dominic Cummings’ data law shake-up a danger to trade
A radical “pro-tech” plan championed by Dominic Cummings to rewrite Britain’s data protection laws is endangering future cooperation with the […]