On August 24, 2026, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) launched a public consultation (the Consultation) regarding its draft guidance ...

The UK's data protection regulator formally told the government on July 30 that it has reached a structural legal ceiling: no matter how well it runs its voluntary sandbox, it cannot authorize AI ...

Understanding the ICO’s approach to assessing financial penalties should be a key element of an organisation’s data protection strategy and risk profile. In an era when data protection infringements ...

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is today urging recruitment agencies to meet their obligations under the Data Protection Act The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is today urging ...

The UK’s data protection regulator hasn’t done enough to stop the government from disregarding fundamental privacy rights during the pandemic, a cross-party group of 20 opposition MPs has said. The ...

The UK’s data protection regulator has shared seven tips for SMBs, designed to save them time and money and boost customer confidence. The UK’s SMB community numbers over 5.5 million firms – amounting ...

The guidance is a result of a consultation process and replaces previous sections on penalty notices in the ICO Regulatory Action Policy from November 2018. The guidance might well sound familiar to ...

UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), together with eleven data protection and privacy authorities from around the world, have published a statement calling social media platforms to up their ...

The Information Commissioner Office (ICO) has sown confusion over the legality of police forces using US-based cloud providers to process sensitive law enforcement data. Computer Weekly revealed in ...

UK’s data protection regulator promises to be flexible to affected organizations but firm on those using it as an excuse not to follow compliance requirements. The COVID-19 pandemic has put many ...