ICO apologises for backlog of data protection complaints
The Information Commissioner’s Office has made the unusual step of issuing an unprompted apology over its complaint handling procedures, insisting…
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Alan Turing Institute calls for new AI Crime Taskforce
The Alan Turing Institute, the UK’s national institute for data science and artificial intelligence, is calling for the creation of…
Reform UK faces data privacy showdown in High Court
The leadership of Reform UK has now been given something else to fall out over following the launch of legal…
Brands urged to act over sweeping decline in data trust
Brand owners still have plenty of work to do to convince consumers that personal information is safe in their hands,…
Data brokers face security probe in Govt consultation
The Government has launched a major consultation on the UK data broking industry as part of a “call for views”…
ICO set to relax PECR rules to boost online advertising
The Information Commissioner’s Office is considering relaxing the consent requirements that cover online cookies, text, email marketing and telemarketing as…
Data privacy fears ‘scupper plans for personalisation’
UK marketers are increasingly grappling with how to balance personalisation and privacy, amid fears brands simply do not have the…
Three-pronged probe into abuse of children’s privacy
The Information Commissioner’s Office is launching three separate investigations into how TikTok, Reddit and Imgur protect the privacy of their…
ICO starts hunt for interim CEO to bed in new structure
The Information Commissioner’s Office has kicked off the search for an interim chief executive to run the organisation under the…
Data law ‘grey areas’ give UK firms the heebie-jeebies
Almost two-thirds of UK businesses are not entirely confident in their compliance with domestic and EU regulation around data protection…