Tag: I:CO

ICO’s access to information strategy calls for better compliance by public authorities backed up with enforcement action

Stuart Mitchell

The ICO has today published ‘Openness by Design’, its new access to information strategy. The strategy sets out five goals relating to the suite of access to information legislation regulated by the ICO: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000, the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) 2004, and the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015. The five ‘Openness by Design’ goals are: Ensuring that access to information rights is upheld in a consistent and timely manner and operates effectively in a digital age. Providing excellent customer service to individuals making requests…

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CIPR: ICO issues warning to ‘adtech’ users

Stuart Mitchell

CIPR Members using adtech and engaging in real-time bidding are advised to read the Information Commissioner’s latest report into online advertising and data. Real-Time Bidding (RTB) is used in programmatic advertising and is underpinned by advertising technology (adtech), allowing advertisers to compete for available digital advertising space in milliseconds. It places billions of automated online adverts on webpages and apps. The report looks into the processing of special category data, and issues caused by relying solely on contracts for data sharing across the supply chain. It says: “Under data protection…

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ICO announce intention to fine Marriott International more than £99 million

Stuart Mitchell

Following an extensive investigation the ICO has issued a notice of its intention to fine Marriott International £99,200,396 for infringements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The proposed fine relates to a cyber incident which was notified to the ICO by Marriott in November 2018. A variety of personal data contained in approximately 339 million guest records globally were exposed by the incident, of which around 30 million related to residents of 31 countries in the European Economic Area (EEA). Seven million related to UK residents. It is believed…

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Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) launches ‘Be Data Aware’ campaign

Stuart Mitchell

In our data-driven world, it’s more important than ever to know who is using people’s personal data, and why. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is launching the ‘Be Data Aware’ campaign to help people understand how organisations might be using their data to target them online, and how people can control who is targeting them. This includes understanding how organisations use people’s data to reach them with social media adverts to market goods or services and for political marketing. The ICO’s ongoing investigation into the use of data analytics for political purposes…

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Protecting the data rights of homeless people among new projects supported by the ICO Grants Programme

Stuart Mitchell

Projects supporting the privacy of homeless people and issues around the use of genomic information in healthcare are among the latest recipients of funding from the ICO Grants Programme. The successful applicants for the programme’s second round of grants also include research into data protection in ‘smart’ homes and the use of public sector data by researchers. The ICO Grants Programme was launched by the Information Commissioner’s Office in 2017 and aims to support independent, innovative research into practical products and solutions which benefit the UK public by tackling significant…

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