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ICO warns charities about direct marketing rules as it orders Penny Appeal to stop sending spam texts

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ordered a charity to stop sending unsolicited marketing texts to people ...

ICO reassures employers they can share staff data in a mental health emergency

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published new guidance to give employers more certainty about sharing th...

ICO reprimands West Midlands Police for data protection failure

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to West Midlands Police (WMP) after the force repeate...

ICO finds the Home Office’s pilot of GPS electronic monitoring of migrants breached UK data protection law

Home Office pilot scheme failed to assess privacy intrusion of GPS monitoring.

IC-255792-M2H4

The complainant submitted a request to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) seeking copies of audit rep...

IC-258623-M6Y2

The complainant has requested information from the BBC regarding TV licences, assessment information, misconduct allegat...

IC-260160-G9G5

The complainant has requested information from Humberside Police (“the public authority”), in relation to a phone call m...

IC-275570-H0S3

The complainant requested information from North East Lincolnshire Council (“the Council”) relating to a car registratio...

ICO and Federal Communications Commission sign Memorandum of Understanding

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have signed a Memorandum ...

ICO statement in response to Angiolini Inquiry

The Angiolini Inquiry has published its first report, following its review of the murder of Sarah Everard.

News release: Pornhub operator failed to obtain meaningful consent before allowing adult content to be posted on its websites

News release

Statement by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada following an investigation into Pornhub operator Aylo