Former motor industry worker ordered to pay £25,500 from proceeds of data theft
A motor industry employee who was sentenced to six months in prison in November 2018 for accessing personal data without […]
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Automated facial recognition trials backed by UK home secretary
Home Secretary Sajid Javid has given his backing to the police in their trials of facial recognition cameras. The surveillance […]
ICO opens consultation on the draft data sharing code of practice
The updated draft code of practice will explain and advise on changes to data protection legislation where these changes are relevant to […]
Whistleblower data breach reports almost triple after GDPR crackdown
Whistleblower reports over data breaches have almost tripled over the past year since the introduction of GDPR. Reports from whistleblowers […]
ICO publishes annual report
UK’s data protection authority – Information Commissioner’s Office – has released its annual report. Highlights from 12 months to 31 […]
Businesses more reliant on ICO as data breach reports explode
The UK data regulator has revealed its staff received four times as many reports of personal data breaches during an […]
ICO intends to fine Marriott International, Inc more than £99m for data breach
Marriott International has received a notification from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) of its intention to fine the company £99,200,396. […]
ICO intends to fine British Airways £183m for data breach
British Airways could face a fine of £183 million as a result of a data breach that was disclosed by […]
Cookie consent – What “good” compliance looks like according to the ICO
On 3 July 2019, the UK data protection authority (the ICO) updated its guidance on the rules that apply to […]
ICO publishes update report on adtech
For several months ICO has been reviewing how personal data is used in real time bidding (RTB) in programmatic advertising, […]
ICO admits its own cookie policy is non-compliant with GDPR
The Information Commissioners Office has admitted that its current consent notice relating to the use of cookies on devices failed […]
UK’s DPA Publishes Report on Impact of GDPR
On 30 May 2019, the United Kingdom’s data protection authority – Information Commissionner’s Office (ICO) – released a report, “GDPR: […]