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ICO 2024 – a year in review

https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2024/12/ico-2024-a-year-in-review/

Published: December 20, 2024 16:49

As 2024 comes to a close, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is reflecting on a successful year of effecting change to protect people’s information rights and guide organisations to continually improve to meet their legal obligations.  …

14 million people don’t know how to erase their data from an old device

https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2024/12/14-million-people-don-t-know-how-to-erase-their-data-from-an-old-device/

Published: December 19, 2024 13:49

New figures reveal that three in 10 UK adults (29%) don’t know how to wipe their personal information from an old device or tech product.

Our response to Google’s policy change on fingerprinting

https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2024/12/our-response-to-google-s-policy-change-on-fingerprinting/

Published: December 19, 2024 08:45

Stephen Almond is the ICO's executive director of regulatory risk. Yesterday, Google announced to organisations that use its advertising products, that from 16 February 2025, it will no longer prohibit them from employing fingerprinting…

Update on changes to our services for businesses

https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2024/12/update-on-changes-to-our-services-for-businesses/

Published: December 16, 2024 16:45

In October, we announced that we were piloting a new approach to providing business advice as part of our commitment to modernising our services and investing in tools that give businesses better access to support.

Transparency must be the default position for water companies

https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2024/12/transparency-must-be-the-default-position-for-water-companies/

Published: December 16, 2024 10:00

Public interest in water companies is higher than ever, with firms across the UK facing scrutiny over sewage discharges into lakes, rivers and the sea. Concerns about sewage pollution are mounting, as people have no choice but to rely on these companies.…

Water companies asked to publish sewage discharge data

https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2024/12/water-companies-asked-to-publish-sewage-discharge-data/

Published: December 16, 2024 09:56

We are calling on all water companies to proactively publish information relating to sewage discharges each month.

Generative AI developers, it’s time to tell people how you’re using their information

https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2024/12/generative-ai-developers-it-s-time-to-tell-people-how-you-re-using-their-information/

Published: December 12, 2024 21:13

Stephen Almond is the ICO's executive director of regulatory risk. In January we launched our consultation series on data protection in generative AI , receiving over 200 quality responses from stakeholders. We are today publishing our …

Rogue companies receive fines totalling £290k for making millions of nuisance calls

https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2024/12/rogue-companies-receive-fines-totalling-290k-for-making-millions-of-nuisance-calls/

Published: December 12, 2024 10:12

We have fined two companies, based in Greater Manchester, a total of £290k and issued them both with enforcement notices after they were found to have made numerous nuisance phone calls to people – who'd opted out of receiving marketing calls - attempting…

Manchester employee handed suspended prison sentence for illegally accessing personal information

https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2024/12/manchester-employee-handed-suspended-prison-sentence-for-illegally-accessing-personal-information/

Published: December 11, 2024 15:21

A motor insurance worker who unlawfully accessed personal information has been handed a suspended prison sentence after an investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office.

ICO takes regulatory action against four public authorities under the FOI Act

https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2024/12/ico-takes-regulatory-action-against-four-public-authorities-under-the-foi-act/

Published: December 10, 2024 10:30

We have taken action against four public authorities for continued failings to meet their obligations under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

Court of Appeal rejects appeal against UK Information Commissioner’s monetary penalty notice

https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2024/12/court-of-appeal-rejects-appeal-against-uk-information-commissioner-s-monetary-penalty-notice/

Published: December 9, 2024 17:14

We welcome the Court of Appeal (CoA) unanimous dismissal of an appeal by Doorstep Dispensaree Limited (DDL) against a monetary penalty notice (MPN) issued by the Commissioner on 17 December 2019.  In its judgement published today , the CoA rejected…

Statement on the public sector approach

https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2024/12/statement-on-the-public-sector-approach/

Published: December 9, 2024 10:03

Two years ago, I set out my vision of working more effectively with public authorities across the UK so they could better protect people’s information, while transforming public services and improving outcomes for their communities.

Statement on the public sector approach from the Permanent Secretary of DSIT

https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2024/12/statement-on-the-public-sector-approach-from-the-permanent-secretary-of-dsit/

Published: December 9, 2024 10:00

The Information Commissioner has set out the outcome of his two-year trial of a new approach to regulating public sector organisations. His review notes the positive impact this has had in protecting personal data and highlighting some key challenges going…