#resettheico

· 3mo ago

"John Edwards' departure is a chance for the [UK] Government to appoint a regulator with teeth, and reset the regulators' approach of providing data protection in name only." "Parliament must ensure that the future Commission is run by professionals who want the law enforced, including against government data failures." 🗣️ ORG's @jim@social.openrightsgroup.org. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0eyq7rnn22o #ICO #ResetTheICO #dataprotection #gdpr #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol

ICO boss John Edwards announces resignation following investigation

BBC News

ICO boss John Edwards announces resignation following investigation

Edwards has been the boss of the data watchdog since January 2022, and said he had made inappropriate attempts at humour.

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Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org

· 3mo ago

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A law only works if it's enforced. Yet time and time again, the UK Information Commissioner's Office has failed to protect our data rights. Our privacy relies on a regulator that will take action against the government and private sector at a time of escalating threats. We need to #ResetTheICO. Sign and share the petition ⬇️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/reset-ico #ICO #ResetTheICO #dataprotection #gdpr #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol

Open Rights Group

Reset the ICO

Sign the petition! The ICO is failing us. It's time for a reset. Time and time again, the ICO has failed to protect our data rights. They failed to formally investigate the Ministry of Defence over the leak of a spreadsheet detailing 19,000 people who were fleeing the Talibans – the worst data breach in UK history. They ignored thousands of complaints from the public and allowed Meta to press ahead with plans to scrape its users data. They ignored ORG and 70 other organisations who raised c

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Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org

· 4mo ago

Data is your digital DNA 🧬 It reveals who you are. That’s why companies, government bodies and criminals want access to it. Whether it’s to stop profiteering, surveillance or fraud, data protection is the answer. But the UK data regulator isn't enforcing the law. Sign the petition to #ResetTheICO ⬇️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/reset-ico #dataprotection #privacy #digitalrights #ico #data #gdpr #ukpolitics #ukpol

Open Rights Group

Reset the ICO

Sign the petition! The ICO is failing us. It's time for a reset. Time and time again, the ICO has failed to protect our data rights. They failed to formally investigate the Ministry of Defence over the leak of a spreadsheet detailing 19,000 people who were fleeing the Talibans – the worst data breach in UK history. They ignored thousands of complaints from the public and allowed Meta to press ahead with plans to scrape its users data. They ignored ORG and 70 other organisations who raised c

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Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup@social.openrightsgroup.org

· 4mo ago

The UK data watchdog is all bark, no bite. From failing to investigate complaints to forgoing regulatory action in favour of a slap on the wrist, the ICO isn't doing its job. It's time that the regulator is overhauled, because data protection laws only work if they're enforced. Read our blog ⬇️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-ico-isnt-doing-its-job-why-the-data-watchdog-needs-to-be-reset/ #ResetTheICO #dataprotection #privacy #ico #digitalrights #gdpr #ukpolitics #ukpol

The ICO isn’t doing its job – why the data watchdog needs to be reset

Open Rights Group

The ICO isn’t doing its job – why the data watchdog needs to be reset

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is currently missing its Commissioner, after unspecified HR complaints about John Edwards.

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