Is the UK data regulator is without a head. But its problems run deeper 🚧
The ICO has taken its hands off the wheel by failing to enforce data protection law for a long time.
As the search for a new Commissioner gets underway, the ICO needs a fundamental reset that puts our rights first.
Read our blog ⬇️
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/wanted-government-to-fix-the-ico/
#ico #dataprotection #privacy #gdpr #ukpolitics #ukpol
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