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Information Commissioner’s Opinion addresses privacy concerns on the use of live facial recognition technology in public places

17 Mehefin 2021, Blog

Facial recognition technology brings benefits that can make aspects of our lives easier, more efficient and more secure. The technology allows us to unlock our mobile phones, set up a bank account online, or go through passport control.

ICO fines national takeaway pizza company for unlawfully sending marketing messages to its customers

15 Mehefin 2021, Newyddion

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Papa John’s (GB) Limited £10,000 for sending 168,022 nuisance marketing messages to its customers without the valid consent required by law.

Elizabeth Denham welcomes a delay to the launch of the GPDPR

08 Mehefin 2021, Datganiad

Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham said: "I welcome the decision to delay the launch of the General Practice Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR) data collection scheme."

Statement in response to concerns around the GP Data for Planning and Research programme

08 Mehefin 2021, Datganiad

Statement in response to concerns around the GP Data for Planning and Research programme.

Yr ICO yn dirwyo tri chwmni £415,000 am marchnata niwsans

08 Mehefin 2021, Newyddion

Mae’r Swyddfa’r Comisiynydd Gwybodaeth (ICO) wedi dirwyo tri chwmni wahanol cyfanswm o £415,000 am anfon marchnata niwsans i bobl am gyllid ceir, paneli solar a chynlluniau angladd.

ICO fines three companies £415,000 for nuisance marketing

08 Mehefin 2021, Newyddion

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined three separate companies a total of £415,000 for sending nuisance marketing to people about car finance, solar panels and funeral plans.

Conservative Party fined £10,000 for sending unlawful emails

03 Mehefin 2021, Newyddion

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined the Conservative Party £10,000 for sending 51 marketing emails to people who did not want to receive them.

How the digital design community can help shape the ICO’s work on the Children’s Code

27 May 2021, Blog

The Children’s Code is a transformative piece of work.

Spotlight on the Children’s Code standards – data protection impact assessments

27 May 2021, Blog

Our new blog series is one of the ways we’re supporting organisations to comply with the Children’s Code.

Amex fined for sending four million unlawful emails

20 May 2021, News

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined American Express Services Europe Limited (Amex) £90,000 for sending more than four million marketing emails to customers who did not want to receive them.

ICO and CMA set out blueprint for cooperation in digital markets

19 May 2021, News

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have published a joint statement, setting out their shared views on the relationship between competition and data protection in the digital economy.

ICO takes action against contact tracing QR code provider

18 May 2021, News

The ICO has fined a company for sending direct marketing emails to people who provided their personal data for contact tracing purposes.

Data Sharing Code of Practice is laid before Parliament

18 May 2021, Statement

ICO statement in response to the Government laying the Data Sharing Code of Practice before Parliament on 18 May 2021.

How modern data protection is helping to unlock the power of data

12 May 2021, Speech

Elizabeth Denham’s keynote speech on the regulator’s view, delivered at the Data and the Future of Financial Services 2021 conference.

ICO and Office of the Privacy Commissioner, New Zealand, sign Memorandum of Understanding

12 May 2021, Statement

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the New Zealand Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

Work on updating the ICO’s Journalism code continues

07 May 2021, Blog

A blog by Anulka Clarke, Acting Director of Regulatory Assurance.

Five things we learned from DPPC 2021

06 May 2021, News

The ICO’s Data Protection Practitioners’ Conference 2021 was held this week, bringing together more than 3,000 data protection professionals from across the country. Here are five headlines from the day.

Data Protection Practitioners’ Conference 2021

05 May 2021, Speech

Elizabeth Denham’s speech at the Data Protection Practitioners’ Conference on 5 May 2021.

Digital Regulatory Cooperation Forum’s response to DCMS on the future of the digital regulatory landscape

04 May 2021, Statement

The Digital Regulatory Cooperation Forum (DRCF) has submitted its response to the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on the future of the digital regulatory landscape and how…

Free advisory check-ups help small businesses make the best use of their data

30 Ebrill 2021, Blog

The information you hold about your customers is one of your biggest assets. But if you want to make the best use of it, you need to understand your data protection responsibilities.

Data protection is an enabler for trust and confidence in the implementation of digital identity systems

22 Ebrill 2021, Blog

Digital identity systems have started to come of age, driven by the opportunities and challenges of the digital economy and public services.

How the ICO Innovation Hub is enabling innovation and economic growth through cross-regulatory collaboration

20 Ebrill 2021, Blog

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed work for so many of us around the world; forcing innovation and new ways of working. And that’s just as true for regulators – we’ve had to adapt to develop new ways to support organisations.

Tribute to His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh

12 Ebrill 2021, Datganiad

Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner tribute to His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh.

Data Protection law can help create public trust and confidence around COVID-status certification schemes

26 Mawrth 2021, Blog

From contact tracing apps to temperature checks at airports, from businesses recording customers’ details to organisations sharing health data to help the vulnerable, it is clear that the responsible use of personal data has been vital in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Building on the data sharing code – our plans for updating our anonymisation guidance

19 Mawrth 2021, Blog

Data is the lifeblood of the digital economy, and the sharing of personal data is key to opening up new opportunities.

Secretary of State for the Department for Digital, Culture Media & Sport and the Information Commissioner sign Memorandum of Understanding on data adequacy

19 Mawrth 2021, Datganiad

Having left the EU, the Secretary of State for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport now holds powers to make independent UK data adequacy arrangements with new partners around the…

ICO sandbox tackles road safety and violence reduction

18 Mawrth 2021, Blog

The use of personal data is often key to helping organisations improve how their own services can be delivered more efficiently.

Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum publishes its first annual plan of work

10 Mawrth 2021, Newyddion

The Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF) today outlined its priorities for the coming year, marking a step-change in coordination of regulation across digital and online services.

Supporting UK democracy through data protection with new political campaigning guidance

09 Mawrth 2021, Blog

In a year where the challenges of the pandemic have prompted digital innovation in so many aspects of our lives, it is no surprise that campaigning for the upcoming elections in England, Scotland and Wales will be a little different.

ICO fines firms for sending more than 2.7 million spam text messages during the pandemic

05 Mawrth 2021, Newyddion

Two separate companies that sent nuisance text messages during the Covid-19 pandemic have been fined a total of £330,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

From facial recognition technology to children online: regulating data protection in 2021

03 Mawrth 2021, Araith

As you have heard, I was due to deliver this lecture in person, twelve months ago.

ICO urges businesses to act now as Children’s Code comes into force in six months

02 Mawrth 2021, Newyddion

Initial findings from industry research set up by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) shows that three quarters of businesses surveyed are aware of the Children’s Code.

Guest blog: Working for a regulator like the ICO

01 Mawrth 2021, Blog

As the ICO seeks to employ a Post Doctoral Research Fellowship in Artificial Intelligence (AI), the former post holder, Professor Reuben Binns, reflects on his time in the role.

Supporting you to meet your information access requests

24 Chwefror 2021, Blog

Our aim at the ICO is to ensure organisations provide the public with timely access to information. We speak regularly about supporting you to meet your requirements, and we’ve published two new products to help you achieve that goal.

ICO statement in response to the publication of a draft adequacy decision from the European Commission

19 Chwefror 2021, Datganiad

The European Commission has today published its draft UK adequacy decisions. If adopted these decisions will allow for continued free flow of personal data from the EU into the UK. As well as its…

ICO launches data analytics toolkit

17 Chwefror 2021, Newyddion

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is urging all organisations considering using data analytics on personal data to look at its new toolkit.

ICO issues fines totalling £270,000 to firms making nuisance calls

12 Chwefror 2021, Newyddion

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued fines totalling £270,000 to two separate companies for making unlawful marketing calls to numbers registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS).

Safer Internet Day 2021

09 Chwefror 2021, Datganiad

Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham said: “The ICO is proud to support Safer Internet Day, which contributes to the national conversation about online privacy and trust. Children must be protected within the digital world while they learn, explore and play online.

Supporting Novartis to improve patient care during the pandemic

05 Chwefror 2021, Blog

The latest Sandbox report is from medicines company Novartis, which uses innovative science and digital technologies to help transform patient care and improve their experiences and outcomes.

ICO Technology team strengthened with new appointment

01 Chwefror 2021, Newyddion

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is pleased to announce that a new Director of Technology and Innovation has been appointed.

ICO launches fourth and final phase of privacy innovation grants programme

28 Ionawr 2021, Newyddion

Applications are now open for the fourth and final round of funding for the Information Commissioner’s Office’s (ICO) current grants programme. The ICO committed to run the grants programme until 2021 and work is ongoing this year to review and report on its progress.

Ambition can raise global data protection standards to benefit us all

28 Ionawr 2021, Blog

Amid a busy start to 2021, Data Protection Day provides an opportunity to step back and reflect on the continued lifting of data protection standards around the world.

Fines totalling £480,000 issued to companies making nuisance calls

27 Ionawr 2021, Newyddion

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued fines totalling £480,000 to four separate companies for making unlawful calls to numbers registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS).

ICO response to Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology’s (POST) on AI in healthcare

26 Ionawr 2021, Datganiad

An ICO spokesperson said: “The ICO contributed to the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology’s (POST) recently published research briefing (known as a POSTnote) on AI and Healthcare, on the aspects concerning privacy, data-sharing, trust and accountability in relation to personal data protection.