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Social media and video sharing platforms put on notice over poor children’s privacy practices

Stuart Mitchell

The ICO are calling on 11 social media and video sharing platforms to improve their children’s privacy practices. Where platforms do not comply with the law, they will face enforcement action. This follows our ongoing review of social media platforms (SMPs) and video sharing platforms (VSPs) as part of their Children’s Code Strategy. The Tech Lab reviewed 34 SMPs and VSPs focusing on the process young people go through to sign-up for accounts. Varying levels of adherence to our Children’s code were found, with some platforms not doing enough to…

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Information Commissioner calls for water companies to be crystal clear with public over sewage pollution

Stuart Mitchell

The ICO have released the following article: Water companies must put transparency first if they want to rebuild public trust, we have warned. John Edwards spoke out following ongoing public concern about sewage discharges and the lack of information made readily available to the public. We have today written to 12 water companies, calling on them to be as transparent as possible with their customers. The letter encourages water companies to proactively disclose information relating to sewage discharges on a monthly basis. This will provide more efficient and timely details…

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ICO publishes guidance to improve transparency in health and social care

Stuart Mitchell

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is supporting health and social care organisations to ensure they are being transparent with people about how their personal information is being used. The UK data protection regulator has today published new guidance to provide regulatory certainty on how these organisations should keep people properly informed. The health and social care sectors routinely handle sensitive information about the most intimate aspects of someone’s health, which is provided in confidence to trusted practitioners. Under data protection law, people have a right to know what is happening…

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ICO joins global data protection and privacy enforcement programme

Stuart Mitchell

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has signed onto a new international multilateral agreement with the Global Cooperation Arrangement for Privacy Enforcement (Global CAPE) to cooperate in cross-border data protection and privacy enforcement. As part of the Global CAPE, the ICO will be able to provide assistance with investigations and share information with member countries without having to enter separate memorandums of understanding with each nation. Global CAPE members include the United States, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, and Chinese Taipei. “The ICO’s association with…

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ICO sets out priorities to protect children’s privacy online

Stuart Mitchell

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is calling on social media and video-sharing platforms to improve their data protection practices so children are safer when using their services. This comes as the regulator sets out its 2024-2025 priorities for protecting children’s personal information online. Since the introduction of its Children’s code of practice in 2021, the ICO has been working with online services including websites, apps and games to provide better privacy protections for children, ensuring their personal information is used appropriately within the digital world. There has been significant progress…

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