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Data, Privacy & Cyber Bulletin – September 2023

Data, Privacy & Cyber Bulletin – September 2023

Reporting on developments in data, privacy and cyber occurring throughout September 2023, the DACB Data, Cyber and Privacy newsletter has analysis on ...

FCA heralds growth in cyber but raises concerns

FCA heralds growth in cyber but raises concerns

The Director of Insurance at the FCA, Matt Brewis, has written to insurers with an update on its priorities for 2023-2025.1 This refers to a report by ...

ICO and NCSC Memorandum of Understanding: the practical implications for corporate victims of cyber-attacks

ICO and NCSC Memorandum of Understanding: the practical implications for corporate victims of cyber-attacks

The UK's data protection authority, the ICO, has a number of Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) which outline responsibilities and agreements it has ...

Winds of change: Top themes and takeaways from the 2023 ICO Conference

Winds of change: Top themes and takeaways from the 2023 ICO Conference

On 3rd October, the annual Data Protection Practitioners' Conference was held by the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) covering a wide range of d ...

The DACB AI Explainer - The What, Why and How: What's AI? Why should I care? How is it being regulated?

The DACB AI Explainer - The What, Why and How: What's AI? Why should I care? How is it being regulated?

Following the surge earlier this year in AI excitement and fear (presented in largely equal measure), the topic is now high on the agenda of many orga ...

DACB Data, Privacy & Cyber Bulletin – August 2023

DACB Data, Privacy & Cyber Bulletin – August 2023

We are delighted to welcome you to the August edition of our Data, Privacy & Cyber Bulletin. Once upon a time, the summer may have provided some r ...

Website design: ICO and CMA call for an end to harmful architecture

Website design: ICO and CMA call for an end to harmful architecture

Earlier this month, the Information Commissioner's Office, alongside the Competitions and Markets Authority, jointly issued a call for an end to websi ...

Cyber Criminals Continue Phishing for Trouble

Cyber Criminals Continue Phishing for Trouble

DACB Cyber and Data Risk team provides a summary of the National Cyber Security Centre's Sixth Annual Report on Active Cyber Defence. Since 2017 the N ...

ICO consults on draft biometric data guidance

ICO consults on draft biometric data guidance

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published draft guidance relating to biometric data and biometric technologies which is currently open ...

Meta move to consent not fast enough for Norwegian data protection authority

Meta move to consent not fast enough for Norwegian data protection authority

Evolving regulatory requirements in Europe continue to force Meta not only to make changes to its operations, but also to dig deep into its pockets. A ...