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Action taken against Labour Party for failing to respond to requests for personal information on time
https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2024/08/action-taken-against-labour-party-for-failing-to-respond-to-requests-for-personal-information-on-time/
Published: August 28, 2024 09:32
We have issued a reprimand to the Labour Party for repeatedly failing to respond to people who asked it what personal information the party held on them – known as a subject access request (SAR).
New tool helps small businesses create privacy notices
https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2024/08/new-tool-helps-small-businesses-create-privacy-notices/
Published: August 20, 2024 15:31
We have launched a new, quick and easy-to-use tool to help small organisations and sole traders create a bespoke privacy notice and protect people’s information rights.
ICO statement on Meta's ad-free subscription service
https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2024/08/ico-statement-on-metas-ad-free-subscription-service/
Published: August 15, 2024 11:19
“One of our key priorities is to ensure that people’s information rights are upheld by the online advertising industry.
Porthcawl man sentenced after “brazen” car scam worth hundreds of thousands of pounds
https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2024/08/porthcawl-man-sentenced-after-brazen-car-scam-worth-hundreds-of-thousands-of-pounds/
Published: August 13, 2024 14:05
A man who unlawfully accessed personal data has been sentenced after our investigation.
Social media and video sharing platforms put on notice over poor children’s privacy practices
https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2024/08/social-media-and-video-sharing-platforms-put-on-notice-over-poor-children-s-privacy-practices/
Published: August 2, 2024 10:37
We are calling on 11 social media and video sharing platforms to improve their children’s privacy practices.
Supporting public authorities to be open and transparent
https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2024/07/supporting-public-authorities-to-be-open-and-transparent/
Published: July 31, 2024 09:00
Around this time last year, I wrote about our new Upstream Regulation team and our focus on supporting public authorities to be open and accountable with the public they serve.
ICO reprimands the Electoral Commission after cyber attack compromises servers
https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2024/07/ico-reprimands-the-electoral-commission-after-cyber-attack-compromises-servers/
Published: July 30, 2024 09:00
We have issued a reprimand to the Electoral Commission after hackers gained access to servers that contained the personal information of approximately 40 million people.
ICO takes action against two organisations for "risking public trust" by failing to respond to public requests for information
https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2024/07/ico-takes-action-against-two-organisations-for-risking-public-trust-by-failing-to-respond-to-public-requests-for-information/
Published: July 26, 2024 14:16
We have taken action against two trusted public services after investigations found they’d failed to meet basic information request requirements, as set out under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
Essex school reprimanded after using facial recognition technology for canteen payments
https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2024/07/essex-school-reprimanded-after-using-facial-recognition-technology-for-canteen-payments/
Published: July 23, 2024 10:01
We have issued a reprimand to a school that broke the law when it introduced facial recognition technology (FRT).
ICO statement in response to Google announcing it will no longer block third party cookies in Chrome
https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2024/07/ico-statement-in-response-to-google-announcing-it-will-no-longer-block-third-party-cookies/
Published: July 23, 2024 08:51
"We are disappointed that Google has changed its plans and no longer intends to deprecate third party cookies from the Chrome Browser.