This summer the ICO has issued significant fines in relation to high profile data breaches since acquiring its new “GDPR charged” powers. With less publicity, but nonetheless important given the increasing awareness of the rights of data subjects to claim damages for breaches of data protection legislation, the Ministry of Justice has recently announced that … Continue Reading
Many readers may be reading this blog when a notification from their fitness tracker pops up instructing them to stand up. Children are now beginning to wear trackable devices too. These devices are connected to the internet and may process a child’s personal data. Many children have and use social media accounts and there is … Continue Reading
The Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018 came into force in May 2018. Generally, these Regulations mean that Controllers must pay the ICO an annual data protection fee unless they are exempt. The exemptions are relatively limited. The requirement to pay an annual fee replaces the previous requirement to register with the ICO. The … Continue Reading
