The ICO has issued new guidance on disclosing documents to the public. Although written for those responding to a Freedom of Information request (normally public authorities), there are some good lessons for us all as we respond to UK GDPR Data Subject Access Requests. Have a look at https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2025/07/new-guidance-on-disclosing-documents-to-the-public/ and see what you can usefully […]
Author: Nick Swain
Grok chats visible in Google results
According to a report in BBC Tech and available at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdrkmk00jy0o, Google search engine results were showing user conversation with the AI chatbot Grok, seemingly without user’s knowledge. One commentator described AI chatbots as a privacy disaster in progress. Whilst that may be an oversimplification, it is certainly true that AI chatbots do pose some […]
NCSC updates top tips for staff and free training
For some time, we have advocated the use of the NCSC’s free training as one element of your cybersecurity preparedness, and so it’s good to see that they have updated it, and yes it’s still free. You can use it standalone or build it into your training software, if you have some, and you can […]
Data protection in the world of Gen AI
More of our data protection questions are related to how Gen AI is, or could be, used and the ICO’s Information Commissioner has contributed to the debate with a helpful article that you can read at https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2025/06/information-commissioner-people-must-trust-their-data-is-protected-in-the-age-of-ai/. It links to the ICO’s published Gen AI strategy, and signposts more guidance to help us all in […]
New advice for retail cash collections
The Fundraising Regulator has issued new guidance for retailers, such as supermarkets, that allow charitable cash collections on their premises (known as “private site” collections). You can find the guidance at https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/guidance/proactive-regulation/advice-retailers-charitable-cash-collections, and perhaps you could share this with your corporate partners, to help the safety and security of any cash collections they make for […]