Delivering the law into software
Our developments section tracks activities of the legislature, regulatory activities and court decisions as well as other relevant developments in the jurisdictions we follow.
As 2024 comes to a close, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is reflecting on a successful year of effecting change to protect people’s information rights and guide organisations to continually improve to meet their legal obligations. The ICO is the UK’s independent regulator…
New figures reveal that three in 10 UK adults (29%) don’t know how to wipe their personal information from an old device or tech product.
Stephen Almond is the ICO’s executive director of regulatory risk. Yesterday, Google announced to organisations that use its advertising products, that from 16 February 2025, it will no longer prohibit them from employing fingerprinting techniques. Our response is clear:…
Brussels, 18 December – The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has adopted an opinion* on the use of personal data for the development and deployment of AI models. This opinion looks at 1) when and how AI models can be considered anonymous, 2) whether and how legitimate interest can be used as a legal basis … Read more
Public interest in water companies is higher than ever, with firms across the UK facing scrutiny over sewage discharges into lakes, rivers and the sea. Concerns about sewage pollution are mounting, as people have no choice but to rely on these companies. The lack of readily available information and the reticence of water companies to … Read more
We are calling on all water companies to proactively publish information relating to sewage discharges each month.
Stephen Almond is the ICO’s executive director of regulatory risk. In January we launched our consultation series on data protection in generative AI , receiving over 200 quality responses from stakeholders. We are today publishing our outcomes report which details…
We have fined two companies, based in Greater Manchester, a total of £290k and issued them both with enforcement notices after they were found to have made numerous nuisance phone calls to people – who’d opted out of receiving marketing calls – attempting to sell them life insurance and debt management solutions.
A motor insurance worker who unlawfully accessed personal information has been handed a suspended prison sentence after an investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office.
We have taken action against four public authorities for continued failings to meet their obligations under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).