UK data watchdog that enforces privacy laws, investigates breaches and guides compliant handling of personal data.
BrewDog’s founder James Watt has tabled a bid to reacquire the Scottish craft beer business he co-founded, via a new firm, Second Best. The move follows Tilray’s rescue of BrewDog earlier this year and the company’s subsequent administration, which closed bars and left investors out of pocket. The ICO is reviewing potential GDPR concerns over shareholder data.
UK privacy watchdog has issued a formal caution to a now-former London Clinic staffer for deliberately misusing Princess Kate’s private medical records and offering to disclose them for money. ICO found no hospital negligence; case linked to March 2024 breach and Kate’s cancer diagnosis.