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ICO Annual Report Provides Insight Into Data Protection Risks for Businesses

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The UK Information Commissioner’s Office’s (the ICO’s) latest Annual Report summarises its accomplishments and priorities, including last year’s enforcement actions. Based on our review of the report, we see the ICO focusing,...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

The ICO’s Penalty Against 23andMe Brings New Emphasis on Cybersecurity Risks - Key Takeaways for U.S. Companies

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The dramatic increase in global reach that the internet provides U.S.-based companies comes as a double edge sword. While it significantly increases a company’s potential customer pool, it also subjects companies to...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: New GDPR Investigations into the Use of Children’s Data

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The UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), has recently announced investigations into three companies in connection with the use of children’s personal information. In a statement on...more

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English Court reviews the ICOs first GDPR fine (again)

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In December 2019, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) imposed a fine of £275,000 on Doorstep Dispensaree Limited (DDL) for multiple contraventions of the GDPR. On December 9 2024, five years on and three judgments...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

ICO Fines: When Is An Appeal Appealing?

The decision to appeal a regulatory finding is never taken lightly. By the time a regulator has completed its investigation and notified a company of its intention to fine, the company will have invested significant time and...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Britische Datenschutzaufsicht ICO kündigt Rekordbußgelder wegen DSGVO-Verstößen an

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Das ICO kündigt an, Bußgelder gegen British Airways und Marriott zu verhängen. Was ist passiert, wie geht es weiter? Am 8. Juli 2019 kündigte das Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) an, gegen British Airways wegen...more

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ICO Issues First Intentions to Fine Under the GDPR

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GDPR fines are seemingly like buses, you wait over a year for enforcement action by the UK’s data supervisory authority, the ICO, and then two come along at once – and with quite dramatic effect. The ICO has stretched its...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Privacy and Data Security Alert | July 2019 #2

British Data Protection Authority Flexes GDPR Enforcement Muscles - No longer is the bark of sanctions for lax data protection practices worse than its bite. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)—the United Kingdom's...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Talk About Ironic: Brexit Group Fined Under EU-Related Privacy Regulations

In an ironic twist, the British Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recently fined a Brexit advocacy group for violating regulations issued under an EU directive. The fines, totaling £120,000, were levied against...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

The Sky's the Limit: The Cathay Pacific and British Airways Data Hacks, and the GDPR Six Months On

Cathay Pacific, the Hong Kong airline, is the latest airline to face a cyber-attack; in this case, one that has resulted in the theft of personal data of up to 9.4 million passengers. The hackers gained "unauthorised access"...more

Jones Day

Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 14

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New York Attorney General Announces Record Number of Data Breach Notices in 2016 - On March 21, 2017, the New York Attorney General's Office announced that it received 1,300 reported data breaches in 2016—a 60 percent...more

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