UK awaits clarity on how data protection will be balanced against growth
Data protection in the UK is at a cross-roads between the relatively strict approach taken by the European Union and…
Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
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UK school reprimanded by ICO for using facial recognition without DPIA
A school in Chelmsford, Essex, has been reprimanded by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for the unlawful implementation of facial…
Scotland biometrics commish wants ICO to look into cops use of cloud
After Microsoft revealed that it could not guarantee the sovereignty of UK policing data hosted on its cloud servers, the…
UK ICO and Ofcom strengthen cooperation on age assurance
UK’s communications and data privacy watchdogs are strengthening collaboration on regulating child online safety, including age assurance and other technology….
UK group begins AI and Digital Hub pilot to support product innovators
A platform labelled “AI and Digital Hub” designed to provide informal advice to innovators developing AI and digital products has…
Data protection agencies roll out strategies for safeguarding children’s data
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has released a new strategy for its Children’s code, aimed at protecting the data…
UK data watchdog to investigate country’s troubled immigration IT systems
After reports revealed that more than 76,000 people have been affected by biographical and biometrical data errors in the UK…
UK ICO issues warning on biometric employee tracking, guidance for businesses
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has warned community and fitness center operator Serco Leisure that facial recognition and fingerprint…
‘Proper regulation’ needed for UK biometrics use, outgoing Commissioner argues
The data protection framework through which the United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office will oversee surveillance cameras and biometrics may be…
UK data watchdog says police use of US cloud services will likely be allowed
The UK’s data protection watchdog says UK police will likely allow the use of cloud services that can send sensitive…
