News, blogs and speeches

North London council fined after parking ticket system flaw leaves personal information at risk

17 August 2017, News

Islington Council failed to keep up to 89,000 people’s information secure on its parking ticket system website.  

Consent is not the 'silver bullet' for GDPR compliance

16 August 2017, Blog

In the second of a series of blogs, the Information Commissioner separates fact from fiction regarding GDPR and consent.

ICO warns NHS employees that unlawfully accessing patient records is an offence

11 August 2017, News

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has reminded NHS staff about the potentially serious consequences of prying into patients’ medical records without a valid reason.

Personal data belonging to up to 21,000 TalkTalk customers could have been used for scams and fraud

10 August 2017, News

The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC £100,000 after it failed to look after its customers’ data and risked it falling into the hands of scammers and fraudsters.

GDPR - sorting the fact from the fiction

09 August 2017, Blog

The Information Commissioner separates fact from fiction regarding GDPR and financial penalties.

Trust, Transparency and Progressive Information Rights take centre stage at conference

04 August 2017, News

The Scottish and UK Information Commissioners have joined forces to co-host an international conference exploring the future of transparency and access to information in the UK and worldwide.

ICO issues nuisance calls warning as two firms from same city are fined

03 August 2017, News

The Information Commissioner’s Office has reminded companies making direct marketing calls that people registered with the Telephone Preference Service are “off limits”.

Information Commissioner encourages disclosure of fire safety information in light of the Grenfell Tower tragedy

02 August 2017, Blog

Elizabeth Denham publishes blog on the availability of fire safety information.

ICO Grants Programme attracts more than 100 applications

31 July 2017, Statement

The ICO’s first ever funding scheme for external research into data protection and information rights has proved a huge success. The ICO Grants Programme call for proposals is now officially…

ICO warns workers about illegally sharing other people’s personal information

21 July 2017, News

The ICO has warned employees about the potential consequences of illegally sharing personal data that they have access to as part of their job.

Moneysupermarket fined for ignoring customers’ marketing email opt-outs

20 July 2017, News

Price comparison website Moneysupermarket.com Ltd has been fined £80,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office for sending millions of emails to customers who had made it clear they didn’t want to be contacted in that way.

Loan firm responsible for nearly a million nuisance text messages is fined

17 July 2017, News

A credit company responsible for sending nearly one million nuisance texts in six months has been fined £80,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office.

ICO’s Annual Report for 2016/17 highlights a year of achievements and future challenges

13 July 2017, News

Elizabeth Denham has published her first annual report as the United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner.

Statement in response to new Snapchat location feature

12 July 2017, Statement

Statement from ICO regarding Snap Maps, a new location feature available through Snapchat.

When is a breach not a breach?

12 July 2017, Blog

Subject access policy updated after court rulings on disproportionate effort

05 July 2017, Blog

The ICO's Vivienne Adams provides details of recent updates to policies and guidance.

Promoting privacy with innovation within the law

04 July 2017, Speech

Elizabeth Denham's speech at the 30th annual conference of Privacy Laws and Business, Cambridge, on 4 July 2017.

ICO publishes International Strategy to help protect UK public’s personal information in a global environment

04 July 2017, News

The ICO has published its first ever International Strategy to help it meet overseas data protection challenges including increased globalism, changing technology, GDPR and Brexit.

Four lessons NHS Trusts can learn from the Royal Free case

03 July 2017, Blog

Elizabeth Denham expands on lessons to learn from the Royal Free case.

Royal Free - Google DeepMind trial failed to comply with data protection law

03 July 2017, News

The ICO has ruled the Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust failed to comply with the Data Protection Act when it provided patient details to Google DeepMind.

Warning to SMEs as firm hit by cyber attack fined £60,000

27 June 2017, News

Small and medium sized businesses are being warned to take note as a company which suffered a cyber attack is fined £60,000 by the ICO.  

ICO statement on Conservative Party call centre

23 June 2017, Statement

The ICO released a statement to Channel Four News after the news programme carried out an undercover investigation into a call centre used by the Conservative Party during the election campaign.

Maidstone firm responsible for nuisance calls fined £50,000

22 June 2017, News

The ICO has issued a £50,000 fine to MyHome Installations Ltd for pursuing people who had specifically opted out of telephone marketing.

ICO extends global reach by hosting three international events this week

19 June 2017, News

The influence of the ICO among global information rights regulators will be demonstrated this week as the UK body hosts three international events in four days.

The ICO Grants Programme and why the time is right to support independent research

16 June 2017, Blog

While the school year may be nearing its end and university students are already returning home for the summer, we at the ICO have launched our first ever Grants Programme for new, independent research into data protection and privacy enhancing solutions, and we believe it is a genuinely exciting development.