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Snap may have failed to identify and assess risks of My AI chatbot, ICO warns
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued social media company Snap, which runs Snapchat, with a preliminary enforcement notice over…
ICO issues new guidance for employee monitoring at work
Data watchdog the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has released guidance to employers who want to monitor their employees in the…
ICO publishes guidance on use of biometric data in the UK
Data watchdog the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published the first draft of its guidance on the use of biometric…
ICO urges companies to use privacy-enhancing technologies
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has urged companies to practice caution when dealing with AI and to deploy privacy-enhancing technologies…
TikTok fined £12.7m by UK ICO for misusing children’s data
TikTok has been fined £12.7m by the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for misusing children's data. The ICO argues the…
Government backs UK AI regulatory sandbox
A new regulatory sandbox for artificial intelligence models, tools and systems is to be introduced in the UK after the…
‘Codifying cronyism’: Data Reform Bill may threaten ICO’s independence
The independence of data watchdog the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) could be threatened by measures in the upcoming Data Reform…
ICO Warns on AI Data Compliance: Publishes New Auditing Framework
The UK's data protection watchdog the ICO has unveiled a new AI auditing framework designed to help ensure data protection…
The ICO is Concerned that Police Forces are Extracting Excessive Amounts of Data from Phones
An investigation by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has found that police forces in England and Wales are extracting "excessive"…
AWS Facial Recognition Tool Incorrectly Matches Over 100 Politicians With Criminals
Amazon facial recognition tool Rekognition incorrectly matched over 100 UK and US politicians with police mugshots, according to tests carried out…