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 […]
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EU Commission fears UK data protection regime ‘may change in the future’
The European Commission has concerns that certain aspects of the UK’s data protection regime may change in the future and […]
Human error reveals personal data of 18,000 Welsh Covid-19 sufferers
Public Health Wales yesterday announced a data breach involving the personally identifiable data of 18,105 people resident in Wales who […]
YouTube faces legal battle over British children’s privacy
Google, YouTube’s parent company, is facing a landmark claim over the use of children’s data in the UK. A claim […]
Wheely ride-hailing app writes to UK privacy watchdog over Moscow data demands
The ride-hailing app Wheely has written to the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after claiming it is being pressured into […]
ECHR dismisses Privacy International case on UK state hacking
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) dismissed the claim Privacy International and coalition of internet and communications service providers […]
ICO publishes 2020 Annual Track survey results
UK’s data protection authority – Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) – has published 2020 Annual Track survey – a survey of […]
Lincolnshire Police to trial new CCTV tech that can tell if you’re in a mood
New facial-recognition technology enabling people’s moods to be picked up by CCTV is set to be trialled by Lincolnshire Police. […]
MPs criticise privacy watchdog over NHS test-and-trace data
A cross-party group of more than 20 MPs has accused the UK’s privacy watchdog of failing to hold the government […]
UK Data Protection Index full report published
The Data Protection World Forum and The DPO Centre and jointly published the first UK DataProtection Index, a unique survey […]
UK Government Agrees to Stop Using ‘Visa Streaming’ Algorithm
The Home Office of the UK has announced that it will halt the use of its “Visa Streaming” algorithm. This […]
ICO completes Age Appropriate Design Code
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced that The Age Appropriate Design Code has completed the Parliamentary process. Code will come […]