ICO’s Age Appropriate Design Code issued
On the 12th of August, the ICO issued their Age Appropriate Design Code after it was laid before Parliament for approval. The Code comes into force … Read more
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GDPR enforcement by the ICO during the Coronavirus pandemic
Are the ICO enforcing or not? Major public health emergency or not, it’s easy for organisations to look back at the last (nearly) two years … Read more
DSG Retail Ltd fined £500k under DPA1998 for security failings
DSG Retail Ltd (who trade as Currys PC World and Dixons) have been fined by the ICO £500k for a number of serious data security … Read more
Pharmacy receives ICO’s first GDPR fine
A pharmacy in London has become the first organisation to receive a GDPR fine in the UK from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The fine … Read more
Cybersecurity, children’s privacy & marketing practices are main concerns according to ICO privacy tracker survey
The ICO have published their Annual Tracker, a survey looking at public perceptions of privacy and data protection. The main aim of this research was: … Read more
ICO publishes annual report (18/19) highlighting “unprecedented” year
The ICO has published its Annual Report for 2018/19 which it says highlights what they refer to as an unprecedented year, which includes (for the 12 … Read more
ICO intends to fine BA and Marriott (£183m and £99m)
This week the ICO has published statements on its intentions to fine British Airways £183m and Marriott Hotels £99m for breaches of GDPR. But before … Read more
Who’s looking after your data protection compliance?
In March 2019 a First-tier Tribunal was held between Farrow and Ball Ltd and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). In its work to chase down … Read more
ICO updates its GDPR certification guidance
The Information Commissioner’s Office has updated its guidance regarding certification schemes under GDPR. Section 5 of the GDPR sets out approaches towards codes of conduct … Read more
£145k fine for data sharing process failings
In April 2019 the ICO issued a fine for £145,000 to the London Borough of Newham for unlawfully disclosing personal data of more than 200 … Read more