Compliance by Design

We are seeking permission to appeal the judgment of the Upper Tribunal (Tribunal) on DSG Retail Limited (DSG) to the Court of Appeal.

Children see sharing their personal information online as necessary to avoid social exclusion, our new research has found.

We and several global counterparts are highlighting how social media companies can better protect personal information, as concerns grow about mass scraping of personal information within social media platforms, including to support artificial intelligence systems.

Information Commissioner John Edwards has today urged organisations across the country to recognise the real-world impact of data breaches – and the devastating effects they can have on people’s lives.

A blog by John Edwards, Information Commissioner.

We welcome the introduction of the Data Use and Access Bill in the House of Lords and look forward to seeing it progress through parliament to Royal Assent.

An ICO spokesperson: “We stand ready to support the Government’s ambition to make the NHS fit for the future, including the move to a more digital approach. Data protection law can help organisations to share personal information responsibly, enabling innovation while protecting people’s…

We have issued a practice recommendation to United Utilities for failing to properly handle requests for important environmental information from the public.

On 8 October 2024, the European Data Protection Board met with Commissioners and representatives of Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) from the fifteen countries having been subject to an EU adequacy decision. The meeting took place in the margins of the EDPB October’s plenary and reflects the EDPB’s commitment to international engagement. The European Commission has … Read more

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined two Manchester based financial and debt management companies a total of £150,000 for sending in excess of 7.5million spam text messages to people.