Information Commissioner

July 11, 2018

Facebook faces £500,000 fine over Cambridge Analytica data harvesting first exposed by Observer-led cohort

March 7, 2018

Information Commissioner says social media companies can no longer be considered 'benign platforms' in political ads probe

December 21, 2017

Former police officers referred to information commissioner over Damian Green inquiry leaks to press

May 18, 2017

Information Commissioner says Facebook no longer 'just a platform' as she probes political advertising

September 2, 2016

New information commissioner says FoI Act should include private firms providing public services

December 21, 2015

'They crossed a line': Telegraph fined £30,000 by info chief over email calling on subscribers to vote Tory

November 18, 2015

Hands Off FoI: Information Commissioner urges Government not to introduce fees and praises role of the media

September 24, 2015

ICO releases names of 115 journalists who used convicted private eye - including Rebekah Brooks

August 28, 2015

Info chief told to release names of journalists who paid for illegally-obtained private information

July 22, 2015

Met admits not 'vexatious' to ask for details of how force accessed journalists' call records

May 28, 2015

Press Gazette lodges legal challenge to breach police wall of silence over use of RIPA against journalists

February 6, 2015

BBC does not have to disclose how on-screen 'talent' journalists are recruited, Information Commissioner rules

February 3, 2015

Global Witness data victory against mining billionaire underlines exemption for journalistic material

January 5, 2015

Victims of 'media abuse' may turn to the Data Protection Act now that it is harder to bring libel actions

December 17, 2014

Information Commissioner urges media to be open and honest about the use of drones

November 17, 2014

Press Gazette appeal to info chief forces BBC to admit three senior journalists were appointed without competition

January 8, 2013

Info chief's warning over Leveson data curbs on journalists

July 10, 2012

The cookie monster shows its teeth

May 14, 2012

Don't fall foul of the cookie monster

March 3, 2008

Council PR chief: public sector must reject journalists' 'pointless muck-raking' with FOI