ICO urges all app developers to prioritise privacy
The Information Commissioner’s Office is reminding all app developers to ensure they protect users’ privacy, following the regulator’s review of period and fertility apps.
ICO warns organisations to proactively make advertising cookies compliant after positive response to November call to action
Last November we wrote to 53 of the UK’s top 100 websites, warning that they faced enforcement action if they did not make changes to advertising cookies to comply with data protection law.
New ICO campaign promotes sharing data to safeguard children
The Information Commissioner’s Office is partnering with education, law enforcement and social service organisations to raise awareness about responsible data sharing to protect children from harm.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reprimanded for “serious, harmful” data breach
Investigation found Trust staff not prepared for handling sensitive communications
ICO fines financial services company £50k for spam text messages
Financial services company LADH Limited has been fined £50,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for sending tens of thousands of spam text messages, in breach of Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).
ICO publishes updated Commissioner’s Opinion on age assurance for the Children’s code
New Opinion gives clarity to organisations on how to comply with age assurance
Accelerated Access to GP Records (AAGPR) DPIA's response
Over recent weeks, a number of Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) have been submitted by GP Practices. The subject of the DPIAs is the implementation of the Accelerated Access to GP Records (AAGPR) program developed by NHS England as a method for individuals to obtain their medical…
Two home improvement companies fined a total of £250,000 for making illegal marketing calls
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined two home improvement companies a total of £250,000 for bombarding people on the UK’s ‘do not call’ register with millions of unlawful marketing calls.
Information Commissioner’s Office launches consultation series on generative AI
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched a consultation series on generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), examining how aspects of data protection law should apply to the development and use of the technology.
ICO fines HelloFresh £140,000 for spam texts and emails
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined food delivery company HelloFresh £140,000 for a campaign of 79 million spam emails and 1 million spam texts over a seven-month period.
