Over 100 Met Police officers facing abuse claims are still working, new data reveals March 20, 2023 More than 100 Metropolitan Police officers facing probes into domestic or sexual abuse accusations are still working as normal, it has emerged. Of the 548 officers facing investigations over claims of domestic or sexual abuse or both, 144 of these officers are still doing their everyday duties, according to data obtained via a Freedom of [...]
Matt Hancock leaked Whatsapps not ‘matter’ for data breach inquiry, says regulator March 2, 2023 Matt Hancock’s leaked Whatsapps about the Covid-19 pandemic are not a subject for a data breach investigation “at this stage”, a top regulator has said. Journalist Isabel Oakeshott, who worked with former health secretary Hancock on his book, Pandemic Diaries, handed over thousands of Whatsapp messages to the Telegraph. The paper published claims including that [...]
Explainer: Snapchat under the spotlight for high number of underage users August 8, 2023 Parents concerned about the online safety of their children are an issue as old as the Internet, but one that’s been aggravated by the popularity of social media. Snapchat looks to be the last casualty of scrupulous regulators in the UK. The Information Commissioner’s Officer, the data regulator in the UK, is gathering information about [...]
70 per cent of Tory members think Nigel Farage should be able to join, poll finds November 6, 2023 Almost three quarters of Conservative members say Nigel Farage should be allowed to join the party if he wishes to, according to a ConservativeHome poll.
UK data watchdog plots regulation that cuts shackles of the EU regime July 14, 2022 The UK's data protection watchdog laid out its three-year strategy to safeguard the information rights and depart from the shackles of the EU's GDPR framework.
UK watchdog tells police and prosecutors to stop collecting excessive data on rape victims May 31, 2022 The UK data watchdog has called on the criminal justice sector to immediately stop collecting excessive amounts of personal information from victims of rape and serious sexual assault cases.
Met Police: More than a THOUSAND officers suspended or restricted – and clean-up will take “years” September 19, 2023 Met Police bosses have warned rooting out "corrupt" officers will take "years" despite a new push
Facebook sued over Cambridge Analytica data scandal October 28, 2020 Facebook is being sued over its misuse of data during the Cambridge Analytica breach, opening the social media firm up to further fines for its role in the scandal. A group action lawsuit representing 1m users in England and Wales was filed today to gain “redress and compensation for the persistent mass misuse of personal [...]
Opinion-in-brief: The pros and cons of our politicians’ love of WhatsApp July 13, 2022 The data watchdog has admonished the Department of Health over its use of WhatsApp. According to the Information Commissioner’s Office, ministers and officials used the app to talk about their work during the pandemic. Although this is not illegal, it means that it’s easier to delete potentially incriminating material. It also means that key information [...]
Starmer in breach of MPs code of conduct by not declaring gifts and land sale August 5, 2022 Sir Keir Starmer has been found to have breached the MPs’ code of conduct by failing to register on time eight interests, including gifts from football teams and the sale of a plot of land. An inquiry into the Labour leader was opened in June by the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner, relating to claims about late [...]