Search begins for new boss of Information Commission
The Government has kicked off the search for a new Information Commission chair – the role which was all but…
data privacy
Union demands ‘urgent action’ as ICO row escalates
The trade union which represents staff at the Information Commissioner’s Office has demanded urgent action to address what it calls…
Brits demanding greater data transparency in AI age
UK consumers are becoming more informed, more deliberate and even less forgiving when it comes to how companies collect and…
ICO urged to ‘come clean’ after John Edwards jumps
The Information Commissioner’s Office is under growing pressure to release details of the how long it knew about commissioner John…
ICO workplace probe finds Edwards ‘has case to answer’
The Information Commissioner’s Office has been forced to temporarily strip commissioner John Edwards of his responsibilities following an independent workplace…
LinkedIn faces data protection probe over Premium plan
LinkedIn is facing a major challenge to its business model, which only allows to see who has visited their profile…
ICO urges parents to treat online privacy like road safety
The Information Commissioner’s Office is calling on parents to treat their children’s online privacy like road safety and stranger danger…
Court shoots down €746m ‘flawed’ Amazon GDPR fine
A Luxembourg court has thrown out Amazon’s €746m (£644m) GDPR fine – the second highest penalty ever issued – after…
Complaints soar but ICO insists ‘we won’t react to noise’
Information Commissioner John Edwards has defended the regulator’s enforcement record, while admitting that he expects total complaints to reach 75,000…
ICO inaction exposed again as EU GDPR fines top €7bn
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office “softly, softly” approach has been exposed once more with a new report showing GDPR fines…