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The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has issued, for public consultation, draft guidelines for data sharing that—once adopted —will govern all controller-to-controller data ...

The UK’s Data Use and Access Bill has become law, with the government claiming it will “save working people money and time” while injecting £10bn into the British economy over the next decade. The ...

The UK has announced plans to change data protection and privacy laws in what the government describes as a new mandate that promotes innovation and economic growth. A new series of 'data adequacy ...

Jonathan Friend considers a genuine case where a data breach led to client details being leaked on the dark web.

Global data privacy regulations are becoming increasingly intricate, presenting challenges for businesses engaging in international trade. In July 2023, the European Commission strengthened the ...

Seven civil society organisations are calling on European Commissioner Michael McGrath to rescind the UK’s data adequacy status, citing major concerns around the country’s ongoing erosion of privacy ...

The EU has the strongest data protection rules in the world. Protection of personal data is considered a fundamental right in the EU. On this page Personal data in the digital age Data protection as a ...

Apple Inc. has disabled Advanced Data Protection for U.K. users following a reported request from the government to build a backdoor into the feature. The company made the encryption tool inaccessible ...

The EU general data protection regulation (GDPR) is the strongest privacy and security law in the world. This regulation updated and modernised the principles of the 1995 data protection directive. It ...

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 08: A QR code for the NHS Test and Trace App. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for BFI) The UK government is facing legal action over the test and trace data ...

Data breaches cause tremendous problems, not only for the company affected, but also for its clients. Depending on the company, stolen data can range from relatively benign information to extremely ...