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NewsICO provides data protection guidance to the media sector
The UK Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has issued a draft journalism code of practice with features a guidance on data protection practices for media outlets and their staff.
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NewsICO comments on UK’s data reform
The UK Information Commmissioner’s Office (ICO) has responded to the Department for Digital, Culture. Media & Sport consultation: “Data: a new direction.”
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NewsUK Met Police to buy facial recognition technology
The Mayor of London’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) has approved a four-year contract with Northgate Public Services to purchase and use retrospective facial recognition technology.
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NewsICO records 60% increase in nuisance calls
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has reported an increase in reports of nuisance calls, texts and emails in the first half of 2021 in comparison to 2020.
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NewsICO announces fines totalling £495,000
We Buy Any Car, Sports Direct and Saga have been find £495,000 between them after sending more than 354 million nuisance messages.
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AnalysisUK GDPR and Privacy Law: 74 Reforms the Government is Considering
The UK government published its proposals for reforming data protection and privacy law on 10 September, 2021. If even a significant fraction of these reforms are passed, the UK’s data protection and privacy regime could radically change.
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NewsUK launches data reform to boost innovation, economic growth and protect the public
Information Commissioner’s Office to be reformed to help drive economic growth and innovation and strengthen public trust in use of data.
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AnalysisThe Next UK Information Commissioner: What We Learned From the Pre-Appointment Committee
On Thursday, 9 September, the UK government’s preferred candidate for the next Information Commissioner, John Edwards, appeared before the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee for a pre-appointment hearing.
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NewsGlasgow company fined for making half a million nuisance calls
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined DialADeal Scotland Ltd (DDSL) for making more than half a million nuisance marketing calls.
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NewsICO fines nuisance call blocker company £170K
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Yes Consumer Solutions Limited (YSL) £170,000 for making unsolicited direct marketing calls to customers registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS).
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OpinionWho Is ‘Facebook-Hating’ John Edwards, Tipped as the New UK Information Commissioner?
The U.K. needs a new Information Commissioner to regulate data protection, privacy, and freedom of information law. The Sunday Times has tipped John Edwards, New Zealand Privacy Commissioner, as the government’s top choice.
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NewsICO launches probe into former health’s secretary’s use of private email
Former health secretary Matt Hancock, who resigned in June after a storm of criticism for his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, now faces an investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) into the inappropriate use of private correspondence channels at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
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NewsConservative Party fined £10,000 by ICO
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined the Conservative Party £10,000 for sending unlawful marketing emails.
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WebinarA Post-Brexit Perspective: Managing Personal Data Breaches
Brexit will have a profound effect on how UK businesses address their privacy programs. Faced with new challenges for maintaining data transfers across Europe, organizations need a proactive plan in place to manage personal data breaches. Because of this, organizations are asking questions like when can you rely on the one-stop shop mechanism?
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NewsICO urges UK companies using SolarWinds Orion to check for data breaches
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has urged UK companies using SolarWind’s compromised platform Orion to determine if the personal data they hold has been affected by the cyber-attack.
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NewsICO welcomes the free flow of personal data from the EU and EEA to the UK for six months under trade agreement
The trade deal announced last week between the European Union and United Kingdom has been welcomed by the Information Commissioner.
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NewsLegal action brought against ICO over alleged Adtech GDPR breaches
UK privacy campaigners The Open Rights Group (ORG) yesterday announced their intention to bring legal action against the UK data protection regulator.
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NewsICO probes Klarna after newsletter emailed to customers in error
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the UK is probing an incident in which payment service provider Klarna sent an email to customers who had not opted in to receive it.
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NewsThe UK’s Department for Education ‘failed to protect children’s data’, ICO finds
A National Pupil Database held by the UK’s Department of Education had ‘no formal proactive oversight’ to protect children’s data, the Information Commissioner’s Office has found.
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NewsNew report reveals cyber security flaws in UK universities
More than half of UK universities have reported at least one data breach to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) over the last year, according to a report from managed security services provider Redscan.