Facebook faces £500,000 fine over Cambridge Analytica data harvesting first exposed by Observer-led cohort
The Information Commissioner’s Office is set to fine Facebook £500,000 for failing to safeguard users’ personal data. It follows an…
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Information Commissioner says social media companies can no longer be considered ‘benign platforms’ in political ads probe
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has said that social media companies, including Facebook, can no longer be considered “benign platforms” for…
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Former police officers referred to information commissioner over Damian Green inquiry leaks to press
Two former police officers who leaked details of the alleged discovery of porn on the Commons computer of Damian Green…
By Information Commissioner says Facebook no longer ‘just a platform’ as she probes political advertising
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has warned that Facebook is no longer just a platform and needs to face up to…
By New information commissioner says FoI Act should include private firms providing public services
Newly appointed information commissioner Elizabeth Denham has said she supports the expansion of the Freedom of Information Act to include…
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‘They crossed a line’: Telegraph fined £30,000 by info chief over email calling on subscribers to vote Tory
The Telegraph has been fined £30,000 over an email urging subscribers to vote Conservative on the day of the general…
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Hands Off FoI: Information Commissioner urges Government not to introduce fees and praises role of the media
The Information Commissioner’s Office has said the “the current checks and balances” in Freedom of Information legislation are “sufficient”. In…
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ICO releases names of 115 journalists who used convicted private eye – including Rebekah Brooks
The Information Commissioner’s Office has released the names of 115 journalists who paid a private detective for information. Although the…
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