ICO orders facial recognition firm Clearview AI to delete all data about UK residents
The UK’s data protection watchdog has ordered controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI to delete all data it holds on UK residents after…
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Clearview AI fined $9.5 million by UK watchdog, here’s why
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) in the UK on Monday fined facial recognition surveillance firm Clearview AI more than 7.5 million pounds ($9.5…
Apple comes under probe by UK watchdog, here’s why
The data watchdog in the UK is launching a probe into Apple after a former senior woman engineer claimed the tech giant accessed smartphones of its employees…
Decentralized NFT platform Centaurus launches ICO sale of $CENT | ZDNet
Centaurus, a newly-formed decentralized NFT platform that enables…
MoJ faces ICO enforcement over subject access requests backlog
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has failed to adequately respond to nearly 7,800 subject access requests (SARs), prompting the Information…
ICO criticises government-backed campaign to delay end-to-end encryption
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has stepped into the debate over end-to-end encryption (E2EE), warning that delaying its introduction…
ICO investigates police use of app to covertly record calls from mobile phones
The data protection watchdog has begun an investigation into the widespread use of a mobile phone app by officers at Sussex and Surrey police forces…
ICO warns facial recognition company Clearview AI could face £17m fine over privacy breaches
The controversial facial recognition company, Clearview AI, has been warned it could face a £17 million fine for multiple breaches of UK Data…
Oversight of biometrics and surveillance should not go to ICO
Government plans to make the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) responsible for monitoring the use of biometric and DNA data by the police are…
The ICO is right to push back against government meddling
The UK government believes unlocking the power of data is a key Brexit dividend, so it’s no surprise it recently launched a wide-ranging consultation…