About the ICO/ News and events/ News and blogs News, blogs and speeches 483 in total ICO fines Lincolnshire mortgage broker £50,000 for sending thousands of nuisance texts 04 December 2020, News The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined OSL Financial Consultancy Limited (OSL) £50,000 for illegally sending 174,342 nuisance marketing texts. Marketing boss banned after thousands of nuisance calls 26 November 2020, News Marketing company director who made over 75,500 unsolicited marketing calls banned for six years. Updated ICO statement on recommendations published by the European Data Protection Board following the Schrems II case 13 November 2020, Statement Updated ICO statement on recommendations published by the European Data Protection Board following the Schrems II case ICO fines Ticketmaster UK Limited £1.25million for failing to protect customers’ payment details 13 November 2020, News The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Ticketmaster UK Limited £1.25million for failing to keep its customers’ personal data secure. Blog: Access to information: driving change through education, engagement and enforcement 12 November 2020, Blog Here at the ICO, we recognise how hard organisations are working to keep running effective businesses and services in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. Open Data Institute’s 2020 virtual summit 12 November 2020, Speech Elizabeth Denham spoke at the Open Data Institute’s 2020 virtual summit. She spoke about the role of trust in innovation, where data ethics and social equality overlap, and the hope that 2021 might be a year of opportunity. UK political parties must improve data protection practices 11 November 2020, News The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has set out how seven of the UK’s political parties need to improve the way they handle people’s personal data after assessing how they manage data protection. Sandbox helps develop innovative tools to combat financial crime 05 November 2020, Blog Two innovations to help companies tackle financial crime are the latest results to come out of the sandbox. ICO fines Marriott International Inc £18.4million for failing to keep customers’ personal data secure 30 October 2020, News The ICO has fined Marriott International Inc £18.4million for failing to keep millions of customers’ personal data secure. Greater Manchester claims management company fined £250,000 for making millions of nuisance calls 29 October 2020, News The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Reliance Advisory Limited (RAL) £250,000 for breaking electronic marketing law. ICO takes enforcement action against Experian after data broking investigation 27 October 2020, News The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) orders the credit reference agency Experian Limited to make fundamental changes to how it handles people’s personal data within its direct marketing services. Blog: Simplifying subject access requests – new detailed SARs guidance 21 October 2020, Blog The right of access is a fundamental data right under data protection law. And it has never been more necessary. ICO fines British Airways £20m for data breach affecting more than 400,000 customers 16 October 2020, News The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined British Airways (BA) £20m for failing to protect the personal and financial details of more than 400,000 of its customers. Engagement key in protecting people’s privacy across the UK during the pandemic 13 October 2020, Blog Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham highlights the positive results of the ICO’s engagement with the UK devolved administrations on the use of data in the fight against COVID-19. Keynote at PDP’s 19th annual data protection conference 08 October 2020, Speech Elizabeth Denham spoke about data protection during a pandemic, in a speech delivered by video. ICO takes action against company for sending spam emails selling face masks during pandemic 08 October 2020, News A company that sent spam emails selling face masks during the pandemic has been fined £40,000 by the ICO and issued with an enforcement notice. Statement on the outcome of the ICO’s compulsory audit of the Department for Education 07 October 2020, Statement The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published the outcome of a compulsory audit of the Department for Education DFE carried out in February 2020. Blog: the conclusion of the ICO’s investigation into the use of personal data in political campaigning 06 October 2020, Blog There can be few cases that better illustrate how mainstream data protection has become than the ICO’s investigation into the use of personal data in political campaigning, including by the now defunct Cambridge Analytica. ICO launches consultation on draft Statutory guidance 01 October 2020, News The ICO has launched a public consultation on its draft Statutory guidance, which details how it will regulate and enforce data protection legislation in the UK. Open letter from UK Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham to UK organisations 24 September 2020, News Open letter from UK Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham to UK organisations. ICO fines company flouting the law in order to profiteer from the coronavirus pandemic 24 September 2020, News The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Digital Growth Experts Limited (DGEL) £60,000 for sending thousands of nuisance marketing texts at the height of the pandemic. Statement from Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham on the NHS COVID-19 app 24 September 2020, Statement Statement from Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham on the NHS COVID-19 app. Blog: Data protection considerations and the NHS COVID-19 app 18 September 2020, Blog Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham talks about the regulatory work the ICO has been involved with the England and Wales NHS COVID-19 app. Data protection guidance for collecting customer information 18 September 2020, News The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published data protection guidance for organisations mandated to collect customer and visitor information. Accountability Framework: demonstrating your compliance 17 September 2020, Blog The accountability requirement of data protection legislation might seem at first like a big task. Loading results More