Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has fined the Health Service Executive €645,000 after finding serious and systemic failures in its storage and retention of paper records containing sensitive medical information…
September 8, 2026
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Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has fined the Health Service Executive €645,000 after finding serious and systemic failures in its storage and retention of paper records containing sensitive medical information…
The ICO has said that it is contacting Meta following the company’s settlement of US claims concerning the design of Facebook and Instagram and their effects on children…
Manchester Airports Group has confirmed that an unauthorised third party accessed information concerning approximately 8.7 million customers of Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports…
The EU’s e-Evidence Regulation began to apply on 18th August 2026, introducing a new framework through which judicial authorities can seek electronic evidence directly from service providers operating across borders…
The Information Commissioner’s Office has warned that stronger and more consistent data protection governance is needed as police forces across England and Wales expand their use of facial recognition technology…
NHS Blood and Transplant has acknowledged a personal data breach after sensitive information about transplant patients was routinely transmitted through an unencrypted pager network…
The ICO has reprimanded the ACRO Criminal Records Office after cybersecurity failings potentially exposed the personal information of up to 10,920 people…
The Upper Tribunal has dismissed TikTok’s appeal concerning whether the ICO’s £12.7 million penalty notice engaged the special-purposes restrictions in sections 156 and 174 of the Data Protection Act 2018…
The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued the Metropolitan Police Service with an enforcement notice and reprimand after investigating two highly sensitive disclosures of personal information…
The ICO has updated its international transfers guidance to emphasise that the UK Extension to the EU–US Data Privacy Framework is legally separate from the European Commission’s adequacy decision for the US…
The ICO has executed search warrants at properties in Bolton, Burnley, Liverpool, London and Swansea as part of an investigation into suspected nuisance marketing connected with car finance mis-selling claims…
The European Commission has provisionally concluded that TikTok’s arrangements for protecting minors fall short of the requirements of the EU Digital Services Act…
The ICO has updated its public-facing guidance on the right to object to reflect the changes made by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025…
The UK government has launched three calls for evidence seeking views on key aspects of the UK’s future data policy framework, covering international data transfers, data regulation in the age of AI and other data-intensive technologies, and the marginal cost restriction on public sector information re-use…
The Information Commissioner’s Office has published its Annual Report for 2025/26, revealing a significant increase in data protection complaints, personal data breach reports and Freedom of Information complaints received during the year…
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