The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has been asked to intervene after the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) refused to release background material linked to a communications piece published on its website under the headline: “Six myths about police media briefings busted”. The escalation follows an Internal Review outcome issued on 15th August 2025 in which […]| Neil Wilby Media
An edited version of a presentation I gave last month for staff at the Information Commissioner’s Office about my perspective on FOI and the ICO. Many thanks to the ICO for asking me to address them.| Martin Rosenbaum
The Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (the “Bill”) will be introduced to Parliament in 2025 and will lead to a significant overhaul of the UK’s cybersecurity framework. At present, the UK’s existing cybersecurity framework is governed by the Network and Information Security Systems (“NIS”) Regulations 2018, which was the national implementation of the EU NIS... Continue Reading| Technology Law Dispatch
On Monday, a Scottish Charity (Birthlink) received a GDPR Monetary Penalty Notice of £18,000 after it destroyed approximately 4,800 personal records, up to ten percent of which may be irreplaceable. Birthlink is a charity specialising in post-adoption support and advice, for people who have been affected by adoption with a Scottish connection. Since 1984 it … Continue reading "Charity Receives £18,000 GDPR Fine"| Your Front Page For Information Governance News
In his inaugural speech as Information Commissioner, in 2022, John Edwards said my focus is on bringing certainty in what the law requires of you and your organisations, and in how the regulator ac…| informationrightsandwrongs
On Tuesday, the High Court lifted a superinjunction that prevented scrutiny of one of the most serious personal data breaches involving a UK Government department. In February 2022, a Ministry of D…| Your Front Page For Information Governance News
New data from Brave show that European governments have not equipped their national authorities to enforce the GDPR. Brave presents Europe’s governments are failing the GDPR, a report on data protection authorities’ (DPAs) capacity to enforce against tech infringements of the GDPR. Two years after the GDPR was first applied, the GDPR is now in danger … Continue reading New data on GDPR enforcement agencies reveal why the GDPR is failing| Dr Johnny Ryan FRHistS
The ICO has today announced that it will be taking no substantive action to fix "RTB", the largest data breach ever recorded in the UK. Regulatory ambivalence cannot continue. We are considering all options to put an end to the systemic breach, including direct challenges to the controllers and judicial oversight of the ICO.| Dr Johnny Ryan FRHistS
I’ve written up my thoughts for the Mishcon de Reya website, on the baffling decision by the ICO to take no action in response to the most catastrophic data breach in UK history, which exposed many…| informationrightsandwrongs
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined a US genetic testing company £2.31 million under the UK GDPR following a 2023 cyber-attack. 23andMe provides genetic testing for, amongst…| Your Front Page For Information Governance News
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined a Merseyside-based law firm £60,000 following a cyber-attack that led to highly sensitive personal data being published on the dark web.&…| Your Front Page For Information Governance News
When it comes to proposed legislation, most data protection commentary has understandably been on the Data (Use and Access) Bill, but it’s important also to note some of the provisions of the Publi…| informationrightsandwrongs
If you're a business or startup looking to raise funds for a new coin, app, or service, an Initial...| Goglides Dev 🌱
The BeeToken customers have been tricked into losing Ethereum worth over $1 million or £700,000, thanks to a phishing scam.| Hackread - Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto
This note summarizes the ICO report on real-time bidding, which vindicates the GDPR complaints initiated by Brave. In September 2018, ... The post A summary of the ICO report on RTB – and what happens next appeared first on Fix AdTech.| Fix AdTech
