Information Commissioner

The Open Rights Group says the data regulator should "follow its own conclusions and enforce the law"

The US, Australia, and South Korea are among the countries the government is prioritising for multi-billion-pound adequacy agreements

John Edwards is said to be an 'anti-Facebook' regulator who would fit well in the UK's plans to clamp down on big tech

100,000 customer names and addresses have been published to the dark web

The watchdog is calling for organisations to test its beta data assessment package on live AI applications

Health ministers use of all private messaging channels will be looked at, which may also include the use of WhatsApp

Reports claim the former health secretary "routinely" breached guidelines by using his personal Gmail for government business

The notorious facial recognition firm claims to have a database of more than three billion images scraped from social media sites

Tested.Me Ltd sent 84,000 ‘nuisance' emails to people who had scanned QR codes to check into venues during the COVID pandemic

The mechanism will replace the soon-to-be invalid EU standard contractual clauses

Data watchdog's chief Elizabeth Denham warns that it’s not good enough to claim ‘this is important, so trust us’

Despite GDPR coming into force businesses may still find themselves sanctioned under the 1998 act

The government will seek a successor to Elizabeth Denham who can focus not just on data protection but on innovation

We look at the mechanism citizens can use to hold public bodies to account

The company has been accused of "failing" to inform customers after becoming aware of data leak last month

Privacy campaigners urge Matt Hancock to take "urgent responsibility" to protect peoples' data

The Information Commissioner's Office will now fine the airline £20 million for a data breach that affected over 400,000 customers

Cloud firm faces growing backlash and potential legal action in the US following cyber attack over the summer

Six data authorities send an open letter to the industry, suggesting the COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to new risks

Ellis Parry will join the regulator to ensure it contributes to discussions on data ethics

Data commissioner says authorities need to 'stop and take a breath'

However, the social media giant has made no admission of liability

With additional measure likely to be placed upon the flow of data from the EEA, the UK's regulator urges businesses to be ready