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
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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
Data ethics – why data processing is about more than data protection
When we talk about the processing of data we usually think about data protection or the GDPR and how it applies to the lawful processing … Read more
ICO building an AI auditing framework
The ICO have launched a new AI Auditing Framework blog which will provide updates and discussion around their work on developing a framework to give them … Read more
ICO enforcement highlights the cost of ignoring subject access requests
Recent enforcement by the ICO against Magnacrest Ltd highlights the cost of ignoring not only your own data subjects, but also the ICO. Magancrest have … Read more
ICO urges better transparency as trust in companies processing data rises slightly
In its annual review on the state of data protection awareness and trust, the ICO’s Annual Track highlights a small increase in trust of companies and … Read more
ICO 2017-18 Annual Report: Data protection complaints and breach reports up
The Information Commissioner’s Office has published their 2017-2018 Annual Report (covering the 12 months leading up to 31st March 2018) highlighting an increase in … Read more
DCMS consults on data protection fee exemptions
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has published a consultation on exemptions under the Data Protection Act 2018 from paying a registration fee … Read more
ICO Publishes DPIA Guidance consultation
The ICO has published draft guidance on the use of Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA), a tool used to assess the risks of processing personal … Read more