Information Commissioner’s Office

British Regulators Monitoring Google’s Decision to Continue Allowing Third-Party Cookies
British Regulators Monitoring Google’s Decision to Continue Allowing Third-Party Cookies
July 23, 2024  |  Google

British regulators are reportedly monitoring Google and the digital advertising industry after the tech giant said Monday (July 22) that it will continue to allow...

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UK Regulator Urges Government To Review Internal Use of WhatsApp, Private Emails 
UK Regulator Urges Government To Review Internal Use of WhatsApp, Private Emails 
July 12, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published on Monday, July 11, a report about the government use of private correspondence channels like WhatsApp, private emails...

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UK Regulators’ Path for AI Starts With Auditing Algorithms
UK Regulators’ Path for AI Starts With Auditing Algorithms
May 02, 2022  |  artificial intelligence

The Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF), a group of four U.K. regulators, published last week, April 28 two documents where it provided businesses with guidance...

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UK’s ICO Wants Larger Role in Regulating Big Tech
UK’s ICO Wants Larger Role in Regulating Big Tech
January 28, 2022  |  Regulation

The UK’s new information watchdog says his county will seek a leading role in making Big Tech companies accountable as Britain frees itself of European...

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UK Data Watchdog Seeks Help on How it Uses Powers
UK Data Watchdog Seeks Help on How it Uses Powers
December 27, 2021  |  Regulation

It’s rare when a regulator asks stakeholders and consumers for advice on how it monitors and enforces. But that’s exactly what the Information Commissioner’s Office...

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The EU’s COVID-19 Contactless Limit — Too Little, Too Late?
The EU’s COVID-19 Contactless Limit — Too Little, Too Late?
June 05, 2020  |  Bank Regulation

Financial institutions (FIs) in the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom are still thinking positively about open banking even as the COVID-19 pandemic creates...

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Facebook Hit With Fine In The UK Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Facebook Hit With Fine In The UK Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal
July 11, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook was hit with a $660,000 fine, the maximum allowed, by the British Information Commissioner’s Office over its data scandal with now-defunct political consulting firm...

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EU Creates Social Media Working Group To Observe Data Harvesting
EU Creates Social Media Working Group To Observe Data Harvesting
April 13, 2018  |  Facebook

European Union privacy watchdogs are responding to the Facebook data scandal by taking a closer look at the harvesting of personal data from social media...

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Regulators Want Answers From Uber Over Hidden Hack
Regulators Want Answers From Uber Over Hidden Hack
November 23, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Ride-hailing app company Uber, which made news when it covered up a huge data breach that exposed roughly 600,000 driver’s license numbers, could face investigations...

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