Blog: Data protection considerations and the NHS COVID-19 app
18 September 2020 Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham talks about the regulatory work the ICO has been involved in regarding the England and Wales
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Data protection guidance for collecting customer information
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published data protection guidance for organisations mandated to collect customer and visitor information. From today, the UK
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Protection Over Profit: What Early Mining Patterns Suggest About Bitcoin’s Inventor
New research from RSK/IOV’s Sergio Demian Lerner reveals that Patoshi, an early Bitcoin miner assumed by many to be Satoshi Nakamoto, mined using an algorithm that was not included in Bitcoin’s first client release.This finding finally explicates why Patoshi’s hashing patterns are so much different than other, early Bitcoin miners,
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Blog: ICO launches guidance on AI and data protection
Simon McDougall, Deputy Commissioner - Regulatory Innovation and Technology, discusses the relationship between AI and data protection as the ICO publishes new
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Getting Out of Cash Is Key to Wealth and Inflation Protection, Pompliano Says
During a recent YouTube livestream, Morgan Creek Digital co-founder and crypto expert Anthony Pompliano detailed the current post-COIVD-19 economy, noting the U.S. government's money printing and spending efforts. "There is a devaluation of currency," Pomliano said in his July 18 livestream. "The whole secret to building wealth is to get
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Bitcoin Core’s New 0.20.0 Update Promises Protection Against Large Nations and Corporates
[sociallocker id="55298"] Bitcoin Core, the software governing the earliest protocol of Bitcoin, received a facelift on June 3 after a 0.20.0 update was implemented. Among other features is the network’s ability to protect against attacks from large players, such as nations or big computing corporations. Bitcoin now More Protected Termed “Asmap,” the
Read MoreStatement in response to media enquiries about the Data Protection Impact Assessment for the NHSX’s trial of contact tracing app
An ICO spokesperson said: “We are reviewing the Data Protection Impact Assessment for NHSX’s pilot of its contact tracing app in the Isle
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Blog: Information Commissioner sets out new priorities for UK data protection during COVID-19 and beyond
5 May 2020 A blog by Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner. Last month, as the ICO set out its regulatory approach during the COVID-19 pandemic, I spoke of the
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COVID-19 contact tracing: data protection expectations on app development
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham and Executive Director of Technology and Innovation Simon McDougall appear before the Human Rights Joint Committee on 4 May
Read MoreWinner of the ICO’s Practitioner Award for Excellence in Data Protection 2020 announced
Recognising the increasingly vital role played by data protection professionals, the third ICO Practitioner Award for Excellence in Data Protection is awarded
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