Citizens Advice calls for better use of personal data to create social tariff March 8, 2023 The government should use Brits' personal data about income tax rates and energy usage to create a new social tariff, argues Citizens Advice.
MoD slapped with fine over data breach during Afghanistan evacuation December 13, 2023 The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has slapped the Ministry of Defence (MoD) with a hefty fine for a data breach during the 2021 Afghanistan evacuation. The MoD has been fined £350,000 for disclosing personal information of people seeking relocation to the UK after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. Shortly after the Taliban took control [...]
‘Worrying failure: Snap handed enforcement notice by UK information watchdog over AI chatbot October 6, 2023 The UK’s information watchdog has said Snapchat may be required to “stop processing data” related to its AI chatbot after issuing a preliminary enforcement notice against the technology business. UK Information Commissioner John Edwards said the provisional findings of a probe into the company suggested a “worrying failure” by Snap, the app’s parent business, over [...]
Biometric systems used to monitor staff data now under review after ICO clampdown April 16, 2024 The regulator investigated the company and found it was “unlawfully” processing the biometric data of more than 2,000 employees at 38 leisure facilities.
RSM and Quantuma alleged to be involved in the tip-off scandal at Insolvency Service February 12, 2024 It is alleged that employees at an accounting firm and a corporate advisory group received tip-offs from staff at the Insolvency Service.
ICO tells Serco Leisure to stop ‘unlawfully’ using facial recognition and fingerprint data to monitor staff February 23, 2024 The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ordered public service provider Serco Leisure and its trusts to stop using facial recognition technology and fingerprint scanning to monitor employee attendance. Following an investigation, the ICO said Serco Leisure was “unlawfully” processing the biometric data of more than 2,000 employees at 38 leisure facilities. The regulator said the [...]
Hainault sword attack: Man arrested, 13-year-old boy dies in ‘critical’ incident April 30, 2024 Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan said: "This must have been a terrifying incident for those concerned.
FCA dismissed whistleblower’s ‘extreme retaliation’ claims with legal mistake October 3, 2023 The City watchdog dismissed the complaints of a whistleblower and allegedly left them open to a barrage of retaliation from their former employer because officials wrongly interpreted the law, City A.M. has learned.
UK’s data watchdog warns against ‘complacency’ after fining Interserve £4.4m over cybersecurity breach October 24, 2022 The head of the UK’s data watchdog has vowed to fine firms falling short on cybersecurity after warning “complacency” within companies is the “biggest cyber risk businesses face”. The warnings come after the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) today fined British construction firm Interserve £4.4m over its failure to protect its employees’ data from cyberattacks. [...]
Journalist sues Facebook over loss of control of personal data February 9, 2021 A claim has been filed against Facebook in the High Court of Justice regarding a loss of control over his and the personal data of around one million other affected Facebook users in England and Wales. The claim, brought about by journalist and writer Peter Jukes, is a consumer representative action brought on behalf of [...]