#informationcommissioner — Public Fediverse posts

‘How’s this joker got my details?’: BrewDog founder faces complaints over emails to ‘equity punks’ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/17/brewdog-founder-james-watt-faces-data-privacy-complaints-over-emails-to-equity-punks #Brewdog #Gdpr #InformationCommissioner #Business #UkNews #FoodDrinkIndustry #MergersAndAcquisitions #Regulators #DataProtection

‘How’s this joker got my details?’: BrewDog founder faces complaints over emails to ‘equity punks’ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/17/brewdog-founder-james-watt-faces-data-privacy-complaints-over-emails-to-equity-punks #Brewdog #Gdpr #InformationCommissioner #Business #UkNews #FoodDrinkIndustry #MergersAndAcquisitions #Regulators #DataProtection

‘How’s this joker got my details?’: BrewDog founder faces complaints over emails to ‘equity punks’ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/17/brewdog-founder-james-watt-faces-data-privacy-complaints-over-emails-to-equity-punks #Brewdog #Gdpr #InformationCommissioner #Business #UkNews #FoodDrinkIndustry #MergersAndAcquisitions #Regulators #DataProtection

‘How’s this joker got my details?’: BrewDog founder faces complaints over emails to ‘equity punks’ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/17/brewdog-founder-james-watt-faces-data-privacy-complaints-over-emails-to-equity-punks #Brewdog #Gdpr #InformationCommissioner #Business #UkNews #FoodDrinkIndustry #MergersAndAcquisitions #Regulators #DataProtection

‘How’s this joker got my details?’: BrewDog founder faces complaints over emails to ‘equity punks’
By Rob Davies

Exclusive: Watchdog asked to look into how James Watt got data of ex-crowdfunders he invited to join buy-back bid

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/17/brewdog-founder-james-watt-faces-data-privacy-complaints-over-emails-to-equity-punks

#BrewDog #GDPR #Informationcommissioner #Business #UKnews #Fooddrinkindustry #Mergersandacquisitions #Regulators #Dataprotection #TheGuardian #RobDavies

‘How’s this joker got my details?’: BrewDog founder faces complaints over emails to ‘equity punks’
By Rob Davies

Exclusive: Watchdog asked to look into how James Watt got data of ex-crowdfunders he invited to join buy-back bid

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/17/brewdog-founder-james-watt-faces-data-privacy-complaints-over-emails-to-equity-punks

#BrewDog #GDPR #Informationcommissioner #Business #UKnews #Fooddrinkindustry #Mergersandacquisitions #Regulators #Dataprotection #TheGuardian #RobDavies

Former UK information commissioner taking legal action against woman who flagged his conduct https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/08/former-uk-information-commissioner-john-edwards-legal-action-woman-conduct-claims #InformationCommissioner #LizKendall #UkNews #Regulators

Former UK information commissioner taking legal action against woman who flagged his conduct https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/08/former-uk-information-commissioner-john-edwards-legal-action-woman-conduct-claims #InformationCommissioner #LizKendall #UkNews #Regulators

ICO watchdog opens inquiry into cameras in mental health patients’ bedrooms https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/19/ico-watchdog-inquiry-cameras-mental-health-patients-bedrooms #MentalHealth #Nhs #Health #InformationCommissioner #UkNews #Society #Essex

ICO watchdog opens inquiry into cameras in mental health patients’ bedrooms https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/19/ico-watchdog-inquiry-cameras-mental-health-patients-bedrooms #MentalHealth #Nhs #Health #InformationCommissioner #UkNews #Society #Essex

Ex-health worker cautioned after Kate’s medical notes offered for financial gain https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/17/ex-health-worker-cautioned-princess-of-wales-medical-records-offered-financial-gain #CatherinePrincessOfWales #InformationCommissioner #Privacy #Monarchy #London #UkNews

Ex-health worker cautioned after Kate’s medical notes offered for financial gain https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/17/ex-health-worker-cautioned-princess-of-wales-medical-records-offered-financial-gain #CatherinePrincessOfWales #InformationCommissioner #Privacy #Monarchy #London #UkNews

Millions of salmon deaths at Scottish farms disclosed after watchdog’s ruling https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/26/millions-of-salmon-deaths-scottish-farms-apha-ico #Fish #Farming #AnimalWelfare #InformationCommissioner #FreedomOfInformation #Environment #Scotland #UkNews

Millions of salmon deaths at Scottish farms disclosed after watchdog’s ruling https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/26/millions-of-salmon-deaths-scottish-farms-apha-ico #Fish #Farming #AnimalWelfare #InformationCommissioner #FreedomOfInformation #Environment #Scotland #UkNews

U.K. Targeted Support narrows advice-guidance gap, raises compliance stakes

The U.K.’s Targeted Support Scheme, intended to provide millions of people with a newly created category of affordable…
#UnitedKingdom #UK #Europe #EU #CWSubscriberOnly #FCA #FinancialConductAuthority #FinancialLivesSurvey #FinancialOmbudsman #GreatBritain #InformationCommissioner'sOffice #u.k. #U.K.TargetedSupportScheme
https://www.europesays.com/2955083/

UK information commissioner steps back amid workplace investigation https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/27/uk-information-commissioner-steps-back-amid-workplace-investigation #InformationCommissioner #Technology #UkNews

UK information commissioner steps back amid workplace investigation https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/27/uk-information-commissioner-steps-back-amid-workplace-investigation #InformationCommissioner #Technology #UkNews

The UK gave £90,000 to an Israeli report seeking to prove that sexual violence by #Hamas on 7 October was “systematic”, a weakly evidenced claim #Israel made central to justifying its genocide in #Gaza.

The #ForeignOffice tried to hide how much, so Rivkah Brown spent 7 months getting the data out of them, with the help of the #InformationCommissioner's Office.

Not a single UK news outlet has picked up the story.
https://novaramedia.com/2026/03/02/uk-gave-90k-to-sexual-violence-report-central-to-israels-genocide-propaganda/
.
#NovaraMedia #ukpol #FCDO

The UK gave £90,000 to an Israeli report seeking to prove that sexual violence by #Hamas on 7 October was “systematic”, a weakly evidenced claim #Israel made central to justifying its genocide in #Gaza.

The #ForeignOffice tried to hide how much, so Rivkah Brown spent 7 months getting the data out of them, with the help of the #InformationCommissioner's Office.

Not a single UK news outlet has picked up the story.
https://novaramedia.com/2026/03/02/uk-gave-90k-to-sexual-violence-report-central-to-israels-genocide-propaganda/
.
#NovaraMedia #ukpol #FCDO

Reddit fined £14.5m in UK over use of under-13s’ data https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/24/reddit-fined-uk-children-under-13-data #Reddit #InformationCommissioner #InternetSafety #DataProtection #Technology #UkNews

Reddit fined £14.5m in UK over use of under-13s’ data https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/24/reddit-fined-uk-children-under-13-data #Reddit #InformationCommissioner #InternetSafety #DataProtection #Technology #UkNews

UK privacy watchdog opens inquiry into X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/03/uk-privacy-watchdog-opens-inquiry-into-x-over-grok-ai-sexual-deepfakes #GrokAi #X #ElonMusk #InformationCommissioner #UkNews #Privacy #DataProtection #AiArtificialIntelligence #Technology

UK privacy watchdog opens inquiry into X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/03/uk-privacy-watchdog-opens-inquiry-into-x-over-grok-ai-sexual-deepfakes #GrokAi #X #ElonMusk #InformationCommissioner #UkNews #Privacy #DataProtection #AiArtificialIntelligence #Technology

Lloyds questioned by watchdog over use of staff banking data in pay talks https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/13/lloyds-banking-group-staff-data-pay-talks-ico-accounts #LloydsBankingGroup #Banking #Business #InformationCommissioner #UkNews #DataProtection #Technology #TradeUnions

Lloyds questioned by watchdog over use of staff banking data in pay talks https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/13/lloyds-banking-group-staff-data-pay-talks-ico-accounts #LloydsBankingGroup #Banking #Business #InformationCommissioner #UkNews #DataProtection #Technology #TradeUnions

Quando un click sbagliato puo’ costare milioni di euro all’azienda: Quando un’azienda subisce un incidente informatico e si cerca di comprenderne le cause, di solito il primo pensiero va a qualche attacco sferrato dagli hacker,...
#Federprivacy #NicolaBernardi #phishing #InformationCommissioner’sOffice #fattoreumano http://dlvr.it/TPV3pH

Quando un click sbagliato puo’ costare milioni di euro all’azienda: Quando un’azienda subisce un incidente informatico e si cerca di comprenderne le cause, di solito il primo pensiero va a qualche attacco sferrato dagli hacker,...
#Federprivacy #NicolaBernardi #phishing #InformationCommissioner’sOffice #fattoreumano http://dlvr.it/TPV3pH

Civil liberties groups call for inquiry into UK data protection watchdog https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/24/civil-liberties-groups-call-for-inquiry-into-uk-data-protection-watchdog #Informationcommissioner #UKcivilliberties #Dataprotection #Technology #UKnews #Law

Civil liberties groups call for inquiry into UK data protection watchdog https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/24/civil-liberties-groups-call-for-inquiry-into-uk-data-protection-watchdog #Informationcommissioner #UKcivilliberties #Dataprotection #Technology #UKnews #Law

Personal details of Tate galleries job applicants leaked online https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/14/personal-details-of-tate-galleries-job-applicants-leaked-online #Dataandcomputersecurity #Informationcommissioner #Dataprotection #Work&careers #TateBritain #Jobhunting #TateModern #Technology #UKnews

Personal details of Tate galleries job applicants leaked online https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/14/personal-details-of-tate-galleries-job-applicants-leaked-online #Dataandcomputersecurity #Informationcommissioner #Dataprotection #Work&careers #TateBritain #Jobhunting #TateModern #Technology #UKnews

Personal details of Tate galleries job applicants leaked online https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/14/personal-details-of-tate-galleries-job-applicants-leaked-online #Dataandcomputersecurity #Informationcommissioner #Dataprotection #Work&careers #TateBritain #Jobhunting #TateModern #UKnews

Personal details of Tate galleries job applicants leaked online https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/14/personal-details-of-tate-galleries-job-applicants-leaked-online #Dataandcomputersecurity #Informationcommissioner #Dataprotection #Work&careers #TateBritain #Jobhunting #TateModern #UKnews

Makers of air fryers and smart speakers told to respect users’ right to privacy https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/16/air-fryers-smart-tv-speakers-user-data-privacy-ico #Informationcommissioner #Smartspeakers #Surveillance #Technology #Gadgets #Privacy #UKnews

Makers of air fryers and smart speakers told to respect users’ right to privacy https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/16/air-fryers-smart-tv-speakers-user-data-privacy-ico #Informationcommissioner #Smartspeakers #Surveillance #Technology #Gadgets #Privacy #UKnews

Floppy disks and vaccine cards: exhibition tells tale of privacy rights in UK https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/03/manchester-exhibition-information-commissioners-office-floppy-disks-vaccine-cards-privacy-rights-uk #Artificialintelligence(AI) #Informationcommissioner #Dataprotection #Socialmedia #Technology #Manchester #Privacy #England #UKnews

Floppy disks and vaccine cards: exhibition tells tale of privacy rights in UK https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/03/manchester-exhibition-information-commissioners-office-floppy-disks-vaccine-cards-privacy-rights-uk #Artificialintelligence(AI) #Informationcommissioner #Dataprotection #Socialmedia #Technology #Manchester #Privacy #England #UKnews

UK watchdog to investigate TikTok and Reddit over use of children’s data https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/03/uk-information-commissioner-to-investigate-tiktok-reddit-children-data #Informationcommissioner #Dataprotection #Internetsafety #Technology #TikTok #Reddit #UKnews

UK watchdog to investigate TikTok and Reddit over use of children’s data https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/03/uk-information-commissioner-to-investigate-tiktok-reddit-children-data #Informationcommissioner #Dataprotection #Internetsafety #Technology #TikTok #Reddit #UKnews

Users of ‘throuples’ dating app Feeld may have had intimate photos accessed https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/17/dating-app-feeld-personal-data-cybersecurity #Informationcommissioner #Dataandcomputersecurity #Technologystartups #Technologysector #Technology #Business #UKnews #Dating

Users of ‘throuples’ dating app Feeld may have had intimate photos accessed https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/17/dating-app-feeld-personal-data-cybersecurity #Informationcommissioner #Dataandcomputersecurity #Technologystartups #Technologysector #Technology #Business #UKnews #Dating

NHS IT firm faces £6m fine over medical records hack https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/07/nhs-it-firm-fine-advanced-software-medical-records-ransomware-attack-hack #Informationcommissioner #Dataandcomputersecurity #Dataprotection #Cybercrime #Technology #Internet #England #Society #UKnews #Health #NHS

NHS IT firm faces £6m fine over medical records hack https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/07/nhs-it-firm-fine-advanced-software-medical-records-ransomware-attack-hack #Informationcommissioner #Dataandcomputersecurity #Dataprotection #Cybercrime #Technology #Internet #England #Society #UKnews #Health #NHS

Online security lapses led to data of 40m UK voters being hacked, says ICO https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/30/online-security-lapses-led-to-data-of-40m-uk-voters-being-hacked-says-ico #Informationcommissioner #ElectoralCommission #Cybercrime #Technology #UKnews

Online security lapses led to data of 40m UK voters being hacked, says ICO https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/30/online-security-lapses-led-to-data-of-40m-uk-voters-being-hacked-says-ico #Informationcommissioner #ElectoralCommission #Cybercrime #Technology #UKnews

Information commissioner urges water firms to ‘be open’ about sewage spills https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jul/15/water-companies-sewage-discharges-information-commissioner-uk #Informationcommissioner #NorthumbrianWater #UnitedUtilities #Waterindustry #SevernTrent #Environment #Pollution #Utilities #Business #England #Rivers #UKnews

Information commissioner urges water firms to ‘be open’ about sewage spills https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jul/15/water-companies-sewage-discharges-information-commissioner-uk #Informationcommissioner #NorthumbrianWater #UnitedUtilities #Waterindustry #SevernTrent #Environment #Pollution #Utilities #Business #England #Rivers #UKnews

#Conservative Party ‘Reminded of the Need to Comply with the #Law’ After Sending Fake #SadiqKhan ‘Driving Charge’ Notices

EXCLUSIVE: The #InformationCommissioner rebuked the Conservatives after they sent out thousands of leaflets which tricked voters into handing over their #PersonalData
https://bylinetimes.com/2024/07/12/conservative-party-ico-susan-hall-sadiq-khan-leaflets-data-harvesting/
#ToryBehaviour

#Conservative Party ‘Reminded of the Need to Comply with the #Law’ After Sending Fake #SadiqKhan ‘Driving Charge’ Notices

EXCLUSIVE: The #InformationCommissioner rebuked the Conservatives after they sent out thousands of leaflets which tricked voters into handing over their #PersonalData
https://bylinetimes.com/2024/07/12/conservative-party-ico-susan-hall-sadiq-khan-leaflets-data-harvesting/
#ToryBehaviour

#Conservative Party ‘Reminded of the Need to Comply with the #Law’ After Sending Fake #SadiqKhan ‘Driving Charge’ Notices

EXCLUSIVE: The #InformationCommissioner rebuked the Conservatives after they sent out thousands of leaflets which tricked voters into handing over their #PersonalData
https://bylinetimes.com/2024/07/12/conservative-party-ico-susan-hall-sadiq-khan-leaflets-data-harvesting/
#ToryBehaviour