The ICO has published a notice of its intent to fine British Airways £183.39 million for its 2018 data breach where the personal data of 500,000 customers was stolen by hackers; This is the first ‘mega fine’ issued by a European data regulator since the implementation of the GDPR; The ICO acted as lead supervisory … Read more

Following its recent admission that its own cookie consent mechanism was non-compliant (see previous blog post here), the UK privacy regulator (the ICO) updated its cookie notice last week (see our previous blog post here) and has now published guidance on cookies and similar technologies. Key messages are: No implied consent for non-essential cookies allowed, … Read more