On June 16, 2025, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (the “ICO”) published its draft guidance on Internet of Things ...

The U.K. data protection watchdog has fined 23andMe £2.31 million ($3.1 million) for failing to protect U.K. residents’ personal and genetic data prior to its 2023 data breach.

The British data regulator imposed a 2.31 million pound fine against bankrupt genetics research firm 23andMe for "serious" ...

In 2023, almost 7 million data records of customers 23andmes were offered for sale on the darknet. Great Britain imposes a ...

The UK data adequacy decision was slated to expire this month, but recently received a six-month extension approval from the ...

Since Brexit, the GDPR (a set of EU-wide data protection rules) has been retained and assimilated into a domestic version called the UK General Data Protection Regulation. This sits alongside the UK's ...

Act 2025 (the “DUAA”) received Royal Assent. The same day, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (the “ICO”) published a ...

Data regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is moving to Manchester city centre next year. The ICO will move from its current base in Wilmslow to Bruntwood SciTech’s No.3 Circle Square ...

DNA testing firm 23andMe fined £2.31m for ‘serious security failings’ - A cyber attack on the genetic testing firm saw ...

Four employees at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have been handed warnings after they were discovered to have used ...

A law firm has been accused of using its clients’ ‘hopeless’ GDPR claim to pursue its own interests in a separate claim, the High Court was told yesterday. The ‘direct attack’ was ‘not ...