The Information Commissioner's Office has seen a 30-percent rise in data protection complaints and requests for information over the last year, according to the watchdog's annual report. Launching the ...

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has announced the appointment of former European data protection supervisor Peter Hustinx as its fifth non-executive director and the newest member of the ...

The UK’s data protection regulator hasn’t done enough to stop the government from disregarding fundamental privacy rights during the pandemic, a cross-party group of 20 opposition MPs has said. The ...

Discover the 10 biggest data breach fines and settlements of 2025. Explore GDPR penalties, global privacy regulations, and ...

The Information Commissioner's Office plans to launch a public consultation about how businesses can build privacy technology into online web services, as it prepares to introduce a code of practice ...

UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), together with eleven data protection and privacy authorities from around the world, have published a statement calling social media platforms to up their ...

Pity the UK’s regulators. One moment they are minding the interests of citizens when a Prime Minister blunders into view, scraps the Industrial Strategy, and tells them they have a new purpose: ...

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 ...

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 U.K.’s data protection watchdog has written to Apple and Google seeking details of how they assess apps to determine the age ratings they apply following concerns raised by an online child safety ...

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 ...

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, ...