Helping public organisations to get information access right
Deborah Clark is the ICO's Upstream Regulation Manager
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ICO urges organisations to harness the power of data safely by using privacy enhancing technologies
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is recommending organisations to start using privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) to share people’s personal information safely, securely and anonymously. These types of technologies open unprecedented opportunities for organisations to harness the power of personal
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‘Immature biometric technologies could be discriminating against people’ says ICO in warning to organisations
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is warning organisations to assess the public risks of using emotion analysis technologies, before implementing these systems. Organisations that do not act responsibly, posing risks to vulnerable people, or fail to meet ICO
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Action taken against SEVEN organisations who failed in their duty to respond to information access requests
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has taken action against seven organisations who have failed to respond to the public when asked for personal information held about them, known as a Subject Access Request (SAR). A SAR must be responded
Read MoreICO consults health organisations to shape thinking on privacy-enhancing technologies
The ICO is inviting organisations in the health sector to participate in workshops on privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs). We want to set out how PETs can facilitate safe, legal and valuable data sharing in health and understand what’s needed to
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ICO consults on how organisations can continue to protect people’s personal data when it’s transferred outside of the UK
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched a public consultation on its draft international data transfer agreement (IDTA) and guidance. When organisations send
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UK organisations using SolarWinds Orion platform should check whether personal data has been affected
SolarWinds was the victim of a cyber-attack where a vulnerability was inserted into its Orion platform. Organisations using the compromised Orion platform
Read MoreOpen letter from UK Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham to UK organisations
Dear data protection and freedom of information colleagues, As organisations continue to adapt to respond to the challenges of COVID-19, I wanted to write to you setting out what continued support you can expect from my Office in the coming months, as we continue to adjust our approach to reflect these
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