The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published an 80-page guidance document for companies and other organisations about using artificial intelligence (AI) in line with data protection ...

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 ...

On May 19, 2021, the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) and the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) published a joint statement setting out their shared views on the ...

New guidance defines when electronically held personal data is "beyond use" once deleted. As part of its mission to assist companies to understand and fulfil their obligations under the UK's Data ...

The Data Protection Act (DPA) 2018 is the UK’s data protection law. It brings the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) into the UK’s legal system and defines how personal data should be ...

The Sandbox scheme is a new ICO service that will support organisations that are developing products and services that use personal data - but with a clear public benefit. The UK’s data regulation - ...

The UK’s chief data protection regulator has warned over reckless and inappropriate use of live facial recognition (LFR) in public places. Publishing an opinion today on the use of this biometric ...

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 ...

Data protection enforcement has been put on hold in the UK, with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) telling complainants their cases won’t be investigated during lockdown. In April, the ICO ...

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is marking Data Protection Day 2018 by launching an award to recognise excellence in the field of information rights. The 12th annual Data Protection Day, ...

The HMRC has been handed an enforcement notice by the UK’s privacy watchdog after contravening the GDPR over collection of biometric data from taxpayers. In the first case of its kind since the ...