The European Commission has signposted that it will review the EU GDPR, to especially help small and medium-sized organisations with their compliance. This is the latest area that is under EU scrutiny to remove ‘red tape’ without changing the underlying principles, or compromising the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights. The changes they make, may eventually […]
Author: Nick Swain
Facebook to stop targeting ads at an individual user
In a legal case that could have far-reaching consequences, Facebook has agreed to stop targeting ads at an individual using their personal data. BBC Tech has a good write-up at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1en1yjv4dpo, and you can read the ICO’s supporting statement at https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2025/03/statement-on-ocarroll-vs-meta/ (the details are in the ‘Note to editor’ link). The key point seems to […]
Top 2 Gen AI tips
In a couple of recent conversations about generative AI, people have asked us for our top 2 tips, so we thought we would share them here: These two tips will help you stay safe from the pitfalls we often see, and yet be flexible enough to help you use Gen AI to deliver more impact. […]
SORP changes are coming
The joint SORP-making body has launched a public consultation on the upcoming version of the charities accounting and reporting framework. You can read more about the consultation and how to respond using the gov.uk link https://www.gov.uk/government/news/updated-sorp-charities-encouraged-to-respond-to-consultation-and-be-ready-for-change. Civil Society are running a free webinar to introduce the proposed draft, and you can find out more, and […]
Advice from Companies House
A newsletter from Companies House is advising us to get ready for identity verification. As we previously reported, anyone owning or controlling a company will soon need to verify their identity to prove they are who they claim to be, using the gov.uk One Login service or through an ACSP. The advice for now seems […]