Estate agency fined £80,000 for failing to keep tenants’ data safe
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined a London estate agency £80,000 for leaving 18,610 customers' personal data exposed for almost two
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Former motor industry worker ordered to pay £25,500 from proceeds of data theft
A motor industry employee who was sentenced to six months in prison in November 2018 for accessing personal data without permission, has
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Speech: The future of online advertising regulation
Original script may differ from delivered version. Privacy in adtech is having a moment. There’ve been some interesting fascinating developments recently! Amazon continues to carve out a piece of the adtech pie with their recent purchase of Sizmek. The new Global Alliance for Responsible Advertising held their inaugural meeting in Cannes
Read MoreICO publishes annual report covering an ‘unprecedented’ year
The public has woken up to the potential of their personal data, the Information Commissioner has said as the ICO’s annual report
Read MoreIntention to fine Marriott International, Inc more than £99 million under GDPR for data breach
Statement in response to Marriott International, Inc’s filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission that the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) intends
Read MoreStatement: Intention to fine Marriott International, Inc more than £99 million under GDPR for data breach
Statement in response to Marriott International, Inc’s filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission that the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) intends
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Blog: Live facial recognition technology – data protection law applies
A blog by Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner 9 July 2019 Any organisation using software that can recognise a face amongst a crowd then scan large databases of people
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Intention to fine British Airways £183.39m under GDPR for data breach
Statement in response to an announcement to the London Stock Exchange that the ICO intends to fine British Airways for breaches of
Read MoreICO statement: Intention to fine British Airways £183.39m under GDPR for data breach
Following an extensive investigation the ICO has issued a notice of its intention to fine British Airways £183.39M for infringements of the
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Developing the ICO AI Auditing Framework: an update
Simon McDougall, Executive Director for Technology and Innovation reflects on the progress made in developing the ICO approach to auditing Artificial Intelligence (AI), and some of the broad themes emerging from the feedback received so far. We launched this blog in March to provide regular updates on the development of the ICO Auditing
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