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ICO guides companies on the use of privacy enhancing technologies

ICO guides companies on the use of privacy enhancing technologies

In an increasingly data driven and technologically advanced world, a lot of the focus (at least from lawyers and regulators) is on mitigating the risk ...

 Proposals to extend the "ban" on cold calls – unintended consequences for financial services providers?

Proposals to extend the "ban" on cold calls – unintended consequences for financial services providers?

In May 2023, the UK government announced a major crackdown on fraud which includes extending the "ban" on cold calls to all financial products. This i ...

ICO Tech Horizons Report – what does it mean for the use of emerging technology?

ICO Tech Horizons Report – what does it mean for the use of emerging technology?

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published its first ‘Tech Horizons Report’ (the Report) on 15 December 2022. In this article, we provide a ...

ICO Tech Horizons Report – what does it mean for the use of emerging technology in the insurance industry?

ICO Tech Horizons Report – what does it mean for the use of emerging technology in the insurance industry?

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published its first ‘Tech Horizons Report’ (the Report) on 15 December 2022. In this article, we provide a ...

Top themes and takeaways from the 2022 ICO Conference

Top themes and takeaways from the 2022 ICO Conference

Introduction On 19th July 2022 the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) held its annual Data Protection Practitioners’ Conference – the first sinc ...