British businesses are refusing an offer to have their data-protection measures checked, even after arousing the interest of the Information Commissioner's Office. Only 19 percent of companies ...

The Information Commissioner's Office has seen a 30-percent rise in data protection complaints and requests for information over the last year, according to the watchdog's annual report. Launching the ...

Recent ICO enforcement actions under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 show a pattern: password failures cost UK businesses millions. Poor credential management, missing MFA, delayed breach ...

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published an 80-page guidance document for companies and other organisations about using artificial intelligence (AI) in line with data protection ...

Understanding the ICO’s approach to assessing financial penalties should be a key element of an organisation’s data protection strategy and risk profile. In an era when data protection infringements ...

The UK’s privacy regulator has called on accountants to play a key role in ensuring the country’s SMEs are compliant with rigorous data protection laws. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) ...

The UK’s data protection regulator hasn’t done enough to stop the government from disregarding fundamental privacy rights during the pandemic, a cross-party group of 20 opposition MPs has said. The ...

The UK’s data protection regulator has shared seven tips for SMBs, designed to save them time and money and boost customer confidence. The UK’s SMB community numbers over 5.5 million firms – amounting ...

Pity the UK’s regulators. One moment they are minding the interests of citizens when a Prime Minister blunders into view, scraps the Industrial Strategy, and tells them they have a new purpose: ...

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The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is today urging recruitment agencies to meet their obligations under the Data Protection Act The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is today urging ...

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued a statement confirming that data protection will not stop the need for businesses to share information quickly, or adapt the way they work to ...