No regulatory wild west: how the ICO applies the law to emerging tech
John Edwards, Information Commissioner, delivers speech at the New Scientist Emerging Technogies summit, 15 May 2024.
Children’s services in Birmingham reprimanded after inappropriately disclosing a child’s personal information
We have issued a reprimand to Birmingham Children’s Trust Community Interest Company after the personal information of a child was inappropriately disclosed to another family.
Organisations must do more to combat the growing threat of cyber attacks
We are calling for all organisations to boost their cyber security and protect the personal information they hold, amid the growing threat of cyber attacks.
Our own trend data reveals more organisations than ever are experiencing cyber security breaches that put people’s personal…
Statement in response to reports of a cyber breach at the Ministry of Defence
Our spokesperson said:
“The Ministry of Defence has made us aware of this incident and we are assessing the information provided”.
Q&A from the Information Commissioner’s Office
What is the ICO’s role after an organisation experiences a cyber attack?
All organisations who are…
First-tier Tribunal ruling on Join the Triboo appeal
We welcome the ruling from the First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) on an appeal from Join the Triboo Limited .
The online recruitment firm appealed a fine of £130,000 and an enforcement notice issued by the ICO in April 2023 for sending 107 million spam emails to over 400,000…
Registration opens for ICO annual conference
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will hold its annual Data Protection Practitioners’ Conference (DPPC) online on Tuesday 8 October.
A joint statement by Ofcom and the Information Commissioner’s Office on collaboration on the regulation of online services
We have published a joint statement with Ofcom about collaboration on the regulation of online services where online safety and data protection intersect.
Information Commissioner: Persistent sensitive information breaches failing people living with HIV
People living with HIV denied “basic dignity and privacy” by repeated data breaches that disclose their HIV status
ICO statement on Upper Tribunal ruling
The Upper Tribunal has ruled on the ICO’s action to require Experian Limited to change how it handles people’s personal data, dismissing the ICO’s appeal of the First-tier Tribunal’s ruling of 20 February 2023.
ICO yn dirwyo dau gwmni cyfanswm o £340,000 am wneud galwadau marchnata ymosodol a digroeso
Bron 1.43 miliwn o alwadau wedi’u gwneud dros gyfnod o 13 mis
