Govt urged to beef up data bill to fight ‘horrific’ adtech
As the data reform bill returns to Parliament, the Government is facing fresh calls to tighten up the legislation –…
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TikTok whacked with £12.7m fine for UK privacy failings
The Information Commissioner’s Office has slapped a £12.7m fine on TikTok Information Technologies UK and TikTok Inc for a host…
ICO bares teeth in battle for regulation of AI industry
The Information Commissioner’s Office has waded into the row over the regulation of artificial intelligence, insisting it will come down hard on…
ICO vows to fast-track ‘public interest’ FoI complaints
The Information Commissioner’s Office is implementing a new approach to prioritise complaints made under the Freedom of Information Act where…
Data reform law ‘on track’ to be passed by the autumn
MPs will get the first chance to have their say on the UK Government’s data reform plans next month, with…
Clouds gather over TikTok: Do marketers give a toss?
The decision to ban TikTok from all UK Government devices may not exactly be a bolt from the blue –…
Easylife slashes £1.3m data fine by 80% after appeal
Home shopping group Easylife has managed to slash its £1.3m fine – imposed by the Information Commissioner’s Office in October…
£4.7bn data reform cost savings branded pie in the sky
The Government’s insistence that the revised data reforms will unlock £4.7bn in savings for the UK economy have been slated…
ICO appeals Experian ruling; ‘Tribunal got law wrong’
Just 24 hours after joining forces to back the Government’s new shake-up of data protection laws, Information Commissioner John Edwards…
Privacy organisations fume at ‘weakened data laws’
Privacy groups have renewed their attack on the data protection reforms, which are being introduced to Parliament today, insisting the…