About the ICO News and events News, blogs and speeches 427 in total European guidance published – profiling and breach reporting 19 October 2017, Blog Jo Pedder, ICO Head of Policy and Engagement, discusses our progress on UK specific and Europe-wide GDPR guidance Institute of Directors Digital Summit 17 October 2017, Speech Elizabeth Denham’s speech at the Institute of Directors Digital Summit on 17 October 2017. ICO announces more help for small and micro businesses 17 October 2017, News The Information Commissioner’s Office will launch a dedicated telephone service aimed at helping small businesses prepare for new data protection laws. Liverpool-based company responsible for nuisance automated calls fined £70,000 13 October 2017, News A Liverpool firm which made more than 100,000 nuisance calls has been fined £70,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office. Bradford-based bank and London advertising firm fined over illegal marketing 10 October 2017, News Bradford-based Vanquis Bank Limited and London company Xerpla are the latest firms to be fined by the ICO for sending illegal marketing texts and emails. ICO fee and registration changes next year 05 October 2017, Blog As we count down to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) taking effect next May, we wanted to clarify how the fees that data controllers have to pay to the ICO are changing. Statement on Yahoo! cyber attack of August 2013 04 October 2017, Statement Elizabeth Denham statement on Yahoo! cyber attack of August 2013. Common Thread Network announces Patricia Poku as new co-chair 03 October 2017, News The Common Thread Network (CTN) is pleased to announce that Patricia Poku was appointed as new co-chair alongside Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham, at the CTN Annual General Meeting on 25 September 2017. ICO big data report wins Global Privacy and Data Protection Award 26 September 2017, News The Big Data, AI, Machine Learning and Data Protection report by the Information Commissioner’s Office has been crowned winner of a Global Privacy and Data Protection Award. Ex-council worker fined for stealing vulnerable people’s personal information 25 September 2017, News Nilesh Morar, an ex-employee of Leicester City Council, has been prosecuted at Nuneaton Magistrates’ Court for unlawfully obtaining personal data. International Conference of Information Commissioners highlights need for greater transparency in contracted-out public services 22 September 2017, News The 10th International Conference of Information Commissioners has passed a resolution aimed at tackling a key challenge for access to information frameworks around the world – the growth in contracted-out public services. Automated call crackdown continues as ICO fines firm for 16.7 million illegal calls about boiler grants 20 September 2017, News The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Coventry firm Easyleads Limited £260,000 for making 16.7 million automated marketing calls. ICO hosts international conference on future of access to official information 20 September 2017, News 'Trust, transparency and progressive information rights' is the theme of a global conference jointly hosted by the ICO and the Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner today. Updated Equifax statement 16 September 2017, Statement Updated ICO statement in response to Equifax cyber attack. Firm fined £350,000 for making record 146 million nuisance calls 15 September 2017, News A company behind a record high 146 million illegal calls about PPI has been fined £350,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Dirwy o £350,000 i gwmni am wneud 146 miliwn o alwadau niwsans – y nifer fwyaf erioed 14 September 2017, News Mae cwmni sy’n gyfrifol am y nifer fwyaf erioed o alwadau anghyfreithlon ynghylch PPI, sef 146 miliwn, wedi cael dirwy o £350,000 gan Swyddfa’r Comisiynydd Gwybodaeth (ICO). Statement on the Data Protection Bill 14 September 2017, Statement Elizabeth Denham statement on the Data Protection Bill. CBI Cyber Security Conference 13 September 2017, Speech Elizabeth Denham talked about how cyber security and data protection are inextricably linked in her speech at the CBI Cyber Security Conference on 13 September 2017. Taxi booking app firm is fined for breaching the law on spam texts 12 September 2017, News The company behind a taxi booking app has been fined £45,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office for breaking the law on sending unsolicited text messages. Deputy Commissioner visits Australia 11 September 2017, Blog The ICO's Deputy Commissioner, Simon Entwisle met with 17 Asia Pacific privacy authorities to discuss the challenges facing data protection authorities in relation to developments in technology Calling people registered with the TPS costs telephone services company £85,000 11 September 2017, News The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined a Dartford-based telephone services company £85,000 for making illegal nuisance calls. Statement in response to Equifax cyber attack 08 September 2017, Statement Statement from Deputy Commissioner James Dipple-Johnstone in response to a cyber attack at US credit reference agency Equifax. GDPR – setting the record straight on data breach reporting 05 September 2017, Blog The Information Commissioner addresses myths surrounding GDPR and data breach reporting. Council fined for leaving vulnerable people’s personal information exposed online for five years 31 August 2017, News Nottinghamshire County Council has been fined £70,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office for leaving vulnerable people’s personal information exposed online for five years. Archives and Records Association Annual Conference 31 August 2017, Speech Original script may differ from delivered version Elizabeth Denham’s keynote speech at the ARA Conference ‘Challenge the Past. Set the agenda’ on 31 August 2017. Introduction Good… ICO updated statement in relation to the potential risk to patient medical records held by GPs on TPP SystmOne 30 August 2017, Statement An ICO spokesperson said: “Following detailed discussions between the ICO, TPP, NHS Digital and NHS England, TPP has now identified some changes which are intended to address the ICO’s… GDPR is an evolution in data protection, not a burdensome revolution 25 August 2017, Blog Deputy Commissioner (Policy) Steve Wood explains why GDPR shouldn't be seen as a unreasonable burden on organisations. ICO warns companies about the costly consequences of making nuisance calls 21 August 2017, News, Marketing Companies carrying out direct marketing have been reminded that properly screening numbers against the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) register is much cheaper than a fine for making nuisance calls. 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. Loading results More