Category: Information commissioner

Reform UK tracked private user information without consent

Observer reveals potentially millions of people had data shared with Facebook for use in targeted advertisingA hidden tracking tool in the website for Reform UK collected private browsing data about potentially millions of...

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Leisure centres scrap biometric systems to keep tabs on staff amid UK data watchdog clampdown

Firms such as Serco and Virgin Active pull facial recognition and fingerprint scan systems used to monitor staff attendanceDozens of companies including national leisure centre chains are reviewing or pulling facial recognition...

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Call to extend Scottish FoI laws to private firms running public services

Exclusive: Outgoing information commissioner says transparency eroded by rapid rise in outsourcingScotland’s transparency laws need to be strengthened to cover private firms that own billions of pounds worth of hospitals,...

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NHS data breach: trusts shared patient details with Facebook without consent

Observer investigation reveals Meta Pixel tool passed on private details of web browsing on medical sitesNHS trusts are sharing intimate details about patients’ medical conditions, appointments and treatments with Facebook...

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Met police illegally filmed children as young as 10 at climate protest

Big Brother Watch’s FoI request shows force rebuked by watchdog for recording 2019 school strike action in LondonPolice unlawfully spied on children as young as 10 taking part in a climate strike protest in London,...

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