ICO - Information Commissioner's Office

🆕 Changes to data protection laws will make it easier for UK businesses to protect people’s personal information while growing and innovating their products and services. Find out more 👇

Your business might use storage and access technologies to authenticate customers when they log on to your service, or to remember what was in their online shopping baskets. There are new data protection rules so we've updated our guidance: ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/…

🧳 Airport lounge? Beach café? Be careful when using public Wi-Fi. Things to consider: 🔒 Use encryption so that messages cannot be read easily. 🗣️ Be careful discussing sensitive work in public places. 📵 Never share passwords or personal data over public networks.

🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨 We're looking for a motivated an experienced customer service leader for our Business Services directorate. 📍 Flexible across our UK offices (Wilmslow, London, Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh) 💼 Permanent 🔗 Apply here: ico.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ICO/job/…

🆕 We’ve taken a closer look at how NHS trusts in England are performing when it comes to FOI compliance. View all of our findings from our review in this new blog from Warren Seddon, our Director of FOI and Transparency: ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/…

As a GP practice you must respond to Freedom of Information requests. But what about questions such as: ❓ A researcher asks for statistical information about prescribed drugs. Should you give it? 👉Read the guidance for GPs and practice staff: ico.org.uk/for-organisati…

📺 Catch this while it's still available. Most ransomware incidents are usually the result of poor cyber hygiene rather than sophisticated attacks. Avoid the simple mistake that unlocks the whole of your organisation's system: ico.org.uk/for-organisati…

This was our largest ever nuisance call investigation. Eight men were found guilty when we uncovered a vast, murky criminal network where crash details were stolen from garages across the UK and used for distressing predatory calls. theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/j…

The new Data Use and Access Act (DUAA) changes some data protection laws that apply to law enforcement agencies that use personal information for law enforcement purposes. Get the lates updates by signing up to our newsletter: ico.msgfocus.com/k/Ico/sign_up_…

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If you work in IT, you know it's not just about technology and services. Choose a job with real impact across the whole of the organisation! Join Rob and his team as IT Governance and Improvement Manager: ico.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ICO/deta… Closing date for applications 21 July.

As a GP practice you must respond to freedom of information requests. But what about questions such as: ❓ Should you disclose information if a husband asks about his wife's treatment? 👉Read the guidance for GPs and practice staff: ico.org.uk/for-organisati…

It’s #WorldEmojiDay! Can you work out which account is the least secure? Answer revealed later…

I've sent in my subject access request (SAR). Can the organisation send me partial or incomplete documents? Yes. You can only get your personal information that’s contained in the documents. It may contain redactions. We have more on what you can expect: ico.org.uk/for-the-public…

NEW: We've published a statement in response to the 2022 MoD data breach: ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/…