House of Commons publishes briefing paper on Brexit and data protection
The House of Commons Library, which aims to provide impartial research and analysis to MPs and their staff, has published […]
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New UK Data Protection Bill to be published next month
Proposed new UK data protection laws are set to be outlined by the government in September, according to media reports. […]
UK House of Lords Recommends Pursuit of EU Adequacy Decision
On July 18, 2017, the European Union Committee of the UK’s House of Lords published its paper, Brexit: the EU […]
ICO warns workers about illegally sharing other people’s personal information
The ICO has warned employees about the potential consequences of illegally sharing personal data that they have access to as […]
European Commission calls for free flow of data after Brexit
EC digital leader says EU must avoid “data nationalisation” after the UK leaves – but also warns EU states. Source: […]
Businesses warned against ‘dressing up’ marketing emails that customers have opted out of
Businesses cannot send marketing emails to customers that have elected to opt out of receiving such messages as part of […]
Privacy campaigners criticise UK plan for age checks on porn websites
Privacy and free speech campaigners have criticised the government’s plans to force pornography websites to use age checks or face […]
Newcastle City Council suffers adoption data leak
An unintended email attachment that includes names of current and former adoptees, parents and social workers was sent to 77 recipients as […]
UK government urged to avoid data transfers ‘cliff edge’ at point of Brexit
The UK government has been urged to take steps to avoid a potential “cliff edge” ending to transfers of personal […]
Teenagers on privacy
European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPR) publishes on his blog teenagers views on privacy issues. Source: Teenagers on privacy – European […]
ICO’s Publishes Its Annual Report for 2016/17
UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published its annual report for 2016/17. The report includes the ICO’s annual operational performance statistics which […]
ICO issues record number of PECR penalties
The ICO issued, in the past 12 months, more fines for PECR (Privacy and Electronic Communication Regulations) breaches than ever […]