UK public mostly happy with ‘age verification’ laws, campaigners less so
Age assurance may not stop that many children from accessing online pornography, but it’s a good idea anyway, according to…
Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
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Evaluations of Corsight live facial recognition follow Essex Police pause
Essex Police paused its live facial recognition (LFR) deployments after identifying potential accuracy and bias risks, an audit published this…
UK ICO wants platforms to go further on age assurance
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has urged social media and video-sharing platforms to significantly strengthen their age assurance systems…
ICO hits Reddit with £14.5M fine for not implementing robust age assurance
UK regulator Ofcom has taken plenty of heat for the perception that it’s not coming down hard enough in enforcing…
UK data watchdog responds to govt consultation on police use of facial recognition
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) wants clearer rules for law enforcement agencies using facial recognition technology (FRT) and other…
ICO hits Imgur owner with £250K fine for mishandling children’s data
Imgur, which suspended access for users in the UK in September 2025 over concerns about a forthcoming fine from the…
FTC panel gets existential in pondering why online age verification matters
Why does age verification matter? The question fueled part of the discussion at this week’s workshop on age assurance hosted…
UK ICO launches report, unveils plans to foster responsible agentic AI
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office is concerned about the data protection challenges presented by AI agents as they become part…
UK oversight bodies seek clarity on facial recognition bias, cooperation on governance
The fallout from a report on the demographic differentials of the facial recognition algorithms UK police use, tucked into an…
UK tribunal reinstates fine against Clearview AI, clarifies GDPR scope
A 7.5 million-pound (US$10 million) fine levied against Clearview AI by the UK Information Commissioner for violating data privacy regulations…
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