
Data Protection News Update 16 March 2026
United Kingdom Police Scotland fined £66k and reprimanded following serious data mishandling ICO issues an open letter to tech firms to strengthen age checks United

United Kingdom Police Scotland fined £66k and reprimanded following serious data mishandling ICO issues an open letter to tech firms to strengthen age checks United

United Kingdom UK launches consultation on under-16 social media ban and age verification reforms UK businesses warned about cybersecurity risks from Iran-linked hackers in Middle

United Kingdom Reddit fined £14 million for children’s data protection failures Medical student at Princess Elizabeth hospital charged with data protection offences United States The

United Kingdom PM: “No platform gets a free pass”: Government takes action to keep children safe online ICO wins appeal over data protection obligations in Currys cyber-attack United States The

United Kingdom Imgur owner MediaLab fined over children’s privacy failures Plans approved for £250m data centre United States California fines Disney $2.75 million for data privacy violations

United Kingdom ICO opens formal data protection investigation into Grok AI GP surgery reprimanded for excessive disclosure of patient medical records to insurance United States

United Kingdom Could sleep app data help identify respiratory disease trends in England? United States TikTok US pushes back on claims it is censoring content

United Kingdom The enforcement gap between the UK ICO and EU Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) North West Ambulance Service witnesses a sharp rise in data

United Kingdom Lloyds Bank questioned by ICO for overuse of staff banking data and potential breach Government and ICO sign agreement to raise data protection