Ripple effect: the devastating impact of data breaches
A blog by John Edwards, Information Commissioner.
Developments
Our developments section tracks activities of the legislature, regulatory activities and court decisions as well as other relevant developments in the jurisdictions we follow.
Information Commissioner: Organisations need to do more to help people affected by data breaches
Information Commissioner John Edwards has today urged organisations across the country to recognise the real-world impact of data breaches – and the devastating effects they can have on people’s lives.
Statement in response to the introduction of the Data Use and Access Bill in the House of Lords
We welcome the introduction of the Data Use and Access Bill in the House of Lords and look forward to seeing it progress through parliament to Royal Assent.
Our statement in response to Government plans for NHS digital transformation
An ICO spokesperson: “We stand ready to support the Government’s ambition to make the NHS fit for the future, including the move to a more digital approach. Data protection law can help organisations to share personal information responsibly, enabling innovation while protecting people’s…
Action taken against United Utilities over transparency failings
We have issued a practice recommendation to United Utilities for failing to properly handle requests for important environmental information from the public.
EDPB meets with adequate countries
On 8 October 2024, the European Data Protection Board met with Commissioners and representatives of Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) from the fifteen countries having been subject to an EU adequacy decision. The meeting took place in the margins of the EDPB October’s plenary and reflects the EDPB’s commitment to international engagement. The European Commission has … Read more
Two companies fined a total of £150k after bombarding people with spam texts offering financial, debt services
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined two Manchester based financial and debt management companies a total of £150,000 for sending in excess of 7.5million spam text messages to people.
Stakeholder event on ‘AI models’: express your interest to participate
Brussels, 15 October – The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) organises a remote stakeholder event, taking place on 5 November 2024 (time to be confirmed), aimed at collecting input from stakeholders in the context of a request for an Art. 64(2) GDPR opinion relating to artificial intelligence models (‘AI models’) submitted to the EDPB by … Read more
Join the stakeholder event on EDPB opinion on ‘AI models’
Brussels, 11 October -The EDPB will organise a stakeholder event on ‘AI models’ on 5 November 2024 (exact time to be confirmed). During its latest plenary, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) exceptionally agreed to organise a remote public event aimed at collecting input from stakeholders on issues relating to the request for an Art. … Read more
CEF 2025: EDPB selects topic for next year’s Coordinated Action
Brussels, 10 October – During its October 2024 plenary, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) selected the topic for its fourth Coordinated Enforcement Action (CEF), which will concern the implementation of the right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’) by controllers. Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) will join this action on a voluntary basis in the … Read more