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Brussels, 09 October – During its latest plenary, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted an Opinion on certain obligations following from the reliance on processor(s) and sub-processor(s), Guidelines on legitimate interest, a Statement on laying down additional procedural rules for GDPR enforcement and the EDPB work programme 2024-2025. First, the EDPB adopted an Opinion … Read more

We are committed to modernising our service and investing in tools that enable us to give time-pressed businesses access to our advice and expertise 24/7. 

Quantum technologies are advancing at pace, offering huge potential to improve our lives. For example, researchers are already using the next generation of certain quantum sensors to collect highly granular information about people’s brain patterns to improve medical research and diagnostics, while there are ongoing efforts to test real world applications for early stage quantum … Read more

We have today launched a new audit framework designed to help organisations assess their own compliance with key requirements under data protection law.  The framework empowers organisations to identify necessary steps to improve their data protection practices and create a culture of…

We have fined Police Service Northern Ireland (PSNI) £750,000 for exposing the personal information of its entire workforce, leaving many fearing for their safety. Our investigation found that simple-to-implement procedures could have prevented the serious breach, in which hidden data on a…

“We are pleased that LinkedIn has reflected on the concerns we raised about its approach to training generative AI models with information relating to its UK users.

Stephen Almond, Executive Director Regulatory Risk said:  “We welcome Instagram’s new protections for its younger users  following our engagement with them.  Our Children’s code is clear that kids’ accounts must be set as ‘high privacy’ by default, unless there is a compelling reason not…

A man has pleaded guilty and been fined for unlawfully retaining and selling thousands of pieces of customer records from the car leasing company he worked for in Hertfordshire.

We have issued a reprimand to Bonne Terre Limited, trading as Sky Betting and Gaming, for unlawfully processing people’s data through advertising cookies without their consent.

Statement from Stephen Almond, Executive Director Regulatory Risk at the ICO.