Don’t be blind to AI risks in rush to see opportunity – ICO reviewing key businesses’ use of generative AI
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will today call for businesses to address the privacy risks generative AI can bring before rushing to adopt the technology – with tougher checks on whether organisations are compliant with data protection laws.
Two energy firms fined combined £250,000 for making unlawful marketing calls
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined two energy companies a total of £250,000 for bombarding people and businesses on the UK’s ‘do not call’ register with unlawful marketing calls.
ICO warns of “real danger” of discrimination in new technologies that monitor the brain
The Information Commissioner’s Office is warning that newly emerging neurotechnologies risk discriminating against people if those groups are not put at the heart of their development.
ICO reprimands Thames Valley Police for releasing witness details to suspected criminals
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to Thames Valley Police (TVP) after details were released which led to suspected criminals learning the address of a witness.
John Edwards, Information Commissioner, delivers a keynote speech at the Data and the Future of Financial Services Summit
Event took place on 17 May 2023
Statement in response to the Open Rights Group’s report
The ICO does not share the views in the Open Rights Group report.
ICO issues Ministry of Justice with reprimand after confidential personal information left in prison holding area
The ICO has issued a formal reprimand to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) after confidential waste documents were left in an unsecured prison holding area.
“It’s important not to get caught out.” – New SARs guidance for employers issued
ICO publishes new guide on responding to subject access requests
Information Commissioner John Edwards' opening remarks at the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), delivered on 23 May 2023.
My principal reason for being here is to provide you with reassurance that I take my responsibility of protecting Europeans data in the United Kingdom very seriously, and that I will continue to do so through the process of law reform, and beyond.
ICO fines two businesses £180,000 for making unlawful marketing calls
The Information Commissioners’ Office (ICO) has issued fines totalling £180,000 for two companies that made more than 480,000 unlawful marketing calls to businesses signed up with the UK’s “Do not call” register.
