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24/07/2024 Article: ICO publishes Annual Report 2023/2024
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published its annual report, containing details of its activities and financial statements between April 2023 and March 2024. The Information Commissioner, John Edwards, comments on the diverse nature of his roles, from investigating a case of an email which didn't use bcc, to assessing the risks of AI and novel technologies!
The ICO continued its approach of giving reprimands for a lot of breaches, and only using more formal enforcement notices or fines for the more serious breaches, for example where people are a most risk of harm. The biggest fine issued was £12.7m against TikTok in April 2023. Two energy companies were also issued with a combined £250,000 fine for unlawful marketing calls.
18/07/2024 Publication: Even those who created the rules were finding it difficult to comply with them
If your company transfers any data to the US, or other countries, then you need to stay on top of the legal rules – or risk huge fines.
Read Olivia’s article “Even those who created the rules were finding it difficult to comply with them” published in issue 359 of PC Pro, available to buy now. PC Pro website: pcpro.co.uk.
20/05/2024 Publication: Is it possible to own digital assets? If not, what are you getting legally when you buy a digital item?
Copyright and ownership of digital assets are even more complicated than they are for physical assets – such as an issue of PC Pro.
Read Olivia’s article “Is it possible to own digital assets? If not, what are you getting legally when you buy a digital item?” published in issue 357 of PC Pro, available to buy now. PC Pro website: pcpro.co.uk.
25/03/2024 Publication: When someone asks me to prepare a privacy notice, I find it hard to meet their expectations
If you haven’t updated your privacy notice for a while, now is an excellent time – and if you’re doing it as a box-ticking exercise, you’re doing it wrong.
Read Olivia’s article “When someone asks me to prepare a privacy notice, I find it hard to meet their expectations” published in issue 355 of PC Pro, available to buy now. PC Pro website: pcpro.co.uk.
11/01/2024 Publication: There is debate over the extent to which the law addresses the risks arising from the use of AI
Where do Quantum Leap and the law meet? Right here in this article, as Olivia explains the legal ramifications of using AI.
Read Olivia’s article “There is debate over the extent to which the law addresses the risks arising from the use of AI” published in issue 353 of PC Pro, available to buy now. PC Pro website: pcpro.co.uk.
