In the run up to the local and mayoral elections this May, you might receive letters, calls or texts from political parties – our guide sets out the rules parties should follow and when you have a right to complain: ico.org.uk/for-the-public…

Using a biometric recognition system? You need to know your obligations under data protection law.

If you use the biometric data yo uniquely identify someone then it's special category data – this means it’s more sensitive and needs more protection: ico.org.uk/for-organisati…

🚨 Last call!

If you’ve ever tried to access your care records, we want to hear from you.

We want your experience with the process, the challenges you’ve faced, and how it has affected you.

The survey closes tomorrow, but you only need 10-20 minutes: smartsurvey.co.uk/s/icocareexpri…

Under data protection law, you can challenge the accuracy of the personal information an organisation holds on you. For example, if a company has an incorrect address on file, you can ask them to correct it. It’s your right to rectification: ico.org.uk/for-the-public…

Did you know we have case studies on our website on how organisations fixed their FOI compliance? There are tips on how to build a compliance culture, using templates for correspondence and tracking requests: ico.org.uk/for-organisati…

Last week we announced our strategy calling on social media and video sharing platforms to improve in specific priority areas to keep children safe online.

This builds on the important work that our Children’s code has already achieved: ico.org.uk/for-organisati…

It’s 2030 and Surinder is camping at a festival. He sees a drone hovering over the camping area but whose drone is it? And what data is it capturing?

Read our Tech Horizons report to learn about the data protection implications of using commercial drones: ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/…

📚End of term break is a good opportunity to get ahead with lesson planning.

We have resources for teachers available on our website that include lesson plans which cover privacy issues and help children stay safe online. 👉 ico.org.uk/for-organisati…

It is important that people are making informed, free choices about whether to engage or not with cookies.

Share your thoughts on a proposed “consent or pay” approach to cookies: ico.org.uk/cookies-call-f…

Thank you to everyone who has shared their experiences about accessing care records.

This topic can be overwhelming and we appreciate all the responses.

If you have something to add, please take 10-20 minutes to complete our anonymous survey: smartsurvey.co.uk/s/icocareexpri…

🎟️ Have you registered yet?

We are hosting a free webinar on 30 April to support organisations that use or develop content moderation processes.

Sign up here 👉 forms.office.com/pages/response…

At IAPP #GPS24 , John Edwards discussed how we’re keen in different global approaches to ensuring high standards in data protection, recognising that within high standards regimes there can be different legal and cultural traditions and still have trust that data can flow safely.

John Edwards is speaking at IAPP #GPS24 this week about our risk-based approach to regulation and how we aim to make interventions that are proportionate, fair and dissuasive. Impactful regulation requires use of the broad range of regulatory tools at our disposal.

At IAPP #GPS24 , Stephen Almond highlighted how privacy-enhancing technologies can help organisations build trust and unlock the potential of data by putting data protection by design into practice.

Read our PETs guidance and case studies: ico.org.uk/for-organisati…

Stephen Almond is at IAPP #GPS24 where he spoke about how many GenAI developers are using data scraped from the internet to train their models, but that they need to balance design imperatives with privacy.

View the joint statement with Global Privacy Assembly: ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/…