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…
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Posh Windows duo barred after cheap and nasty calls
Two businessmen from Stoke-on-Trent, who allowed their home improvements company to make hundreds of thousands of nuisance cold-calls, have been…
Action against tiny Scottish charity sparks huge ICO row
The Information Commissioner’s Office has walked straight into a major row up after issuing its first ever fine for the…
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…
Complaints to the ICO soar as performance takes a hit
The Information Commissioner’s Office has seen a significant drop in performance at a time when staff costs are higher than…
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…
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…