ICO to offer discounts for law breakers – if they fess up
The Information Commissioner’s Office is planning a major overhaul of how it deals with companies that break data protection laws,…
Data (Use & Access) Act
ICO calls for views on charity marketing ‘soft opt-in’
Charities are being urged to join a consultation on how they can use new data protection rules that allow greater…
Tory vow to axe ECHR ‘could sink £161bn EU data deal’
The Conservative Party’s pledge to withdraw the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) – mirroring Reform UK’s…
Beware the new data law ‘drip-feed’, UK firms warned
UK businesses are being warned not to get caught out by the drip-feed of the new Data Use & Access…
Marketers urged to get in shape for new ‘data gold rush’
The UK’s new data protection laws give the green light for businesses to turbocharge marketing and customer engagement, but marketers…
Publishers call for consent rethink to bolster online ads
The Government must relax the laws around data sharing for advertising purposes to allow the publishing industry to pursue greater…
ICO plans triage system to tackle complaints emergency
The Information Commissioner’s Office is proposing major changes to its seemingly out-of-control complaints-handling procedure by introducing a “triage” system, that…
Lawmakers urged to act on ‘severe’ failings of the ICO
UK and European lawmakers must take a long hard look at the record of the Information Commissioner’s Office, following “a…
ICO calls for online ad giants to build privacy-first tools
The Information Commissioner’s Office has launched a consultation on a new enforcement approach designed to unlock privacy-preserving alternatives to the…
New-look UK data regulator appoints first chief exec
The top team of the new Information Commission is starting to take shape after current deputy chief executive and chief…