On March 1, 2024, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office announced that it had issued an enforcement notice and a warning to the UK Home Office for failing to sufficiently assess the privacy risks posed by the electronic monitoring of people arriving in the UK via unauthorized means.
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ICO Orders Companies to Cease Using Facial Recognition Technology and Fingerprint Scanning to Monitor Attendance
On February 23, 2024, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office reported that it had ordered public service providers Serco Leisure, Serco Jersey and associated community leisure trusts to stop using facial recognition technology and fingerprint scanning to monitor employee attendance.
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ICO Publishes Guidance on Content Moderation
On February 16, 2024, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office published its first piece of guidance on content moderation.
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UK Government Publishes Response to Consultation on AI Regulation White Paper
On February 6, 2024, the UK government published a response to the consultation on its AI Regulation White Paper. This blog entry provides key takeaways from the response.
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UK ICO Warns Organizations to Make Advertising Cookies Compliant Following Call to Action
On January 31, 2024, the UK ICO released a statement in response to its requirement that the UK’s biggest websites comply with data protection laws when using cookies. The ICO said that it received “an overwhelmingly positive response,” with 38 of the 58 organizations having changed their cookie banners in order to come into compliance.
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UK ICO Publishes Updated Opinion on Age Assurance
On January 18, 2024, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) published an updated Opinion on age assurance for the Children’s Code (the “Opinion”). The Children’s Code is a statutory code of practice setting out how information society services likely to be accessed by children should protect children’s information rights online.Continue Reading UK ICO Publishes Updated Opinion on Age Assurance
UK ICO Launches Consultation Series on Generative AI
On January 15, 2024, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office announced that it has launched a consultation series on generative AI.
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ICO Publishes Response to UK Data Protection and Digital Information Bill
On December 18, 2023, the updated response from UK Information Commissioner John Edwards to the Data Protection and Digital Information (No 2) Bill was published on the UK ICO’s website.
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ICO Publishes Employment Guidance for Consultation
On December 12, 2023, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office announced that it is producing an online resource relating to employment practices and data protection. …
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UK ICO Issues Statement on the Use of Cookies
On November 21, 2023, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office issued a statement explaining that it has recently written to companies operating some of the UK’s most visited websites regarding their compliance with data protection laws when using cookies.
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