Round 1 to ICO as TikTok opens £12.7m penalty appeal
TikTok has failed in its initial attempt to get its £12.7m UK GDPR fine thrown out even before its appeal…
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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…
Business chief slams ICO after crash data theft case
One of the so-called “North-West gang of eight”, who was prosecuted by the Information Commissioner’s Office for obtaining customers’ contact…
North-West gang of eight guilty of mass crash data theft
Eight men from the North-West have been found guilty of unlawfully accessing and obtaining people’s personal data from vehicle repair…
Data Act jitters build as firms face race to get in shape
The Data (Use & Access) Act 2025 might already be on the Statute Book but the Law Society of England…
DMA claims Data Act victory as privacy groups seethe
Industry trade body the DMA is giving itself a big slap on the back following the UK data reforms officially…
ICO unveils business guidance as Data Act becomes law
The Information Commissioner’s Office has stepped up to the plate following the Data (Use & Access) Act 2025 receiving Royal…
‘Tricky at best, pointless at worst’; ICO fines 23andMe
The UK Information Commissioner has raised more than a few eyebrows after trying to make a bold statement by fining…
194,000 illegal marketing calls condemn sole trader
Sales leads might be the bread and butter of your average sole trader, but one Newcastle man appears have been…