Government is seeking to water down data protection and gut the ICO, warns ORG

John Leonard
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Government is seeking to water down data protection and gut the ICO, warns Open Rights Group
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Government is seeking to water down data protection and gut the ICO, warns Open Rights Group

Measures are designed to favour business and government interests over those of the individual, says Open Rights Group

The government is looking to gut the data protection rights afforded to individuals and weaken the oversight and transparency into how personal data can be used by businesses and government agencie...

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